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The Unofficial Website of Jean-Michel Damase

« Ce qui reste comme l'un des petits mystères du dernier demi-siècle d'histoire de la musique, c'est le fait que, malgré toute l'attractivité de sa voix musicale, l'œuvre de Jean-Michel Damase soit restée un secret si bien gardé ».
Christopher Morley
de ses notes sur le programme pour
Piano Music by
Jean-Michel Damase


Les œuvres les plus populaires à
Sheet Music Plus
Vacances (1990)
pour saxophone alto et piano

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Sonate en concert, Op 17 (1952)
pour flûte, piano et violoncelle (ad libitum)

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Trio (1962)
pour flûte, hautbois et piano

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Pavane variée (1992)
pour cor et piano

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Berceuse, Op 19 (1951)
pour cor et piano

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10 Études faciles et progressives (2002)
pour harpe

 

 

Concertante

Works for solo instrument(s) and orchestra or instrumental ensemble

Key to the abbreviations and symbols used in this catalogue

SOLO INSTRUMENT(S)

TITLE

ACCOMPANIMENT

DATE

DURATION | ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

double bass

Concerto §

orchestra

1980

Gérard Billaudot

flute

Concerto §

chamber orchestra (0.2.2.2 / 2.2.0.0 / 2perc / 1hp / strings)

1993

20' | dedicated to Jean-Pierre Rampal | Editions Henry Lemoine

flute

Rhapsodie

string orchestra

1992

11' | Gérard Billaudot

flute

Sérénade, Op 36 §

string orchestra

1956

17' | Editions Henry Lemoine

flute, harp (or harpsichord)

Double Concerto

string orchestra

1974

15' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

flute, harp

Duo concertant

orchestra

2001

Editions Henry Lemoine

guitar

Rhapsodie juvénile

string orchestra

1994

21' | Éditions Henry Lemoine

harp

Ballade §

string orchestra (or 8 cellos)

1994

14' | originally for guitar | Editions Henry Lemoine

harp

Concertino, Op 20

string orchestra (5.5.3.3.1)

1951

13' | Editions Henry Lemoine

harpsichord

Variations sur un thème de Rameau

string orchestra

1966

14' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

horn

Concerto

orchestra (2.2.2.2 / 0.2.2.0 / 1perc / 1hp / strings)

1994

16' | Editions Henry Lemoine | ©1995

horn

Rhapsodie

orchestra (2.2.2.2 / 0.2.2.0 / 1timp-perc / 1hp / 1cel / strings)

1987

14' | Editions Henry Lemoine

oboe

Méandres

string orchestra

1978

12' | Editions Henry Lemoine

oboe

Rhapsodie, Op 6

string orchestra

1948

7' | Editions Henry Lemoine

oboe

Suite concertante

chamber orchestra (1fl / 1fh / 1hp / strings)

1978

13' | Editions Henry Lemoine

piano

Concertino

string orchestra

1991

14' | Gérard Billaudot

piano

Concerto №1, Op 11

orchestra

1949

22' | Éditions Salabert

piano

Concerto №2

orchestra

Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

piano

Rhapsodie de printemps

orchestra [2.2.2.2 / 4.2.2.1 / 1timp / 1perc / 1hp / strings]

1960

17' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

piano ensemble (4 hands)

Capriccio flutes; trumpet; violins

1993

piano ensemble (2 pianos)

Variations sur un thème de Mozart

orchestra [2.2.2.2 / 2.2.0.0 / 1timp / 1perc / strings]

1994

20' | Editions Henry Lemoine

piano ensemble (5 pianos/4 hands)

Concerto for 10 pianists §

orchestra (can be performed with or without orchestra)

saxophone (alto)

Concertstück §

chamber orchestra

1950

Editons Alphonse Leduc

trumpet

Concert

string orchestra

1991

Difficulty: Very difficult | Editions Fuzeau

viola; harp

Concerto

string orchestra

1990

17' | Editions Henry Lemoine

violin

Concerto

orchestra [1.1.2.2 / 4.2.3.1 / 1timp / 2perc / 1hp / 1cel or glkspl / strings]

1956

29' | ©1960 Editions Henry Lemoine

violin Sarabande § string orchestra Ëditions Salabert

REMOVED FROM CATALOGUE

guitar

Ballade

string orchestra

1975

12' | revised for harp & strings | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

harp

Concerto

orchestra [2.2.2.2 / 2.2.2.0 / 1timp / 1perc / 1cel / strings]

1951

20' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

piano

Deuxième Concerto

orchestra [2.2.2.2 / 2.2.2.0 / 1timp / 1perc / 1cel / strings] 

1962

20' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques