Chez DAMASE

The Unofficial Website of Jean-Michel Damase

"What remains as one of the minor mysteries of the last half-century of musical history is the fact that, for all the immediate attractiveness of his compositional voice, the work of Jean-Michel Damase has remained such a well-kept secret."
Christopher Morley
from his program notes for
Piano Music by
Jean-Michel Damase

 

Top Selling Works at

Vacances (1990)
for alto saxophone & piano

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Sonate en concert, Op 17 (1952)
for flute, piano & cello (ad libitum)

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Trio (1962)
for flute, oboe & piano

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Pavane variée (1992)
for horn & piano

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Berceuse, Op 19 (1951)
for horn & piano

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10 Études faciles et progressives (2002)
for harp

 

 

Orchestral Works

Works for orchestra, including suites from stage productions

TITLE

INSTRUMENTATION

DATE

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Croqueuse de diamants, La (Suite tirée du ballet) orchestra   2nd edition ©1998 | Éditions Royalty/Warner Chappell

Concert

1.1.1.1/1.1.1.0/1perc/1hpd or hp/strings (4.3.2.2.1)

1984

24'

Guitare orchestra

1969

Editions FM-Technisonor

Piège de lumière (Suite de ballet)

2.2.2.2/2.2.2.0/1timp/1perc/1hp/1pf/strings

1959

orchestral suite from the ballet | Éditions Henry Lemoine

Prélude au matin 1.0.1.1-1.1.0.0/1hp/1pf/strings   7:30' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

Sarabande

string orchestra

1950

4' | Editions Salabert

Sérénade string orchestra

1959

 

Scherzando

orchestra

 

from collection Feuilles vives, 6 Œuvres contemporains (for School Orchestra) | Gérard Billaudot

Suite en ut

chamber orchestra (1.1.1.1/'strings)

1995

15' | commissioned by LÉnsemble orchestral de Pékin | Éditions Henry Lemoine

Suite en sol

orchestra (6.5.4.3.2)

 

for "School Orchestra" | Gérard Billaudot

Symphonie

orchestra

1952

25' | Editions Salabert

Trois Chorals, Op 23

string orchestra

1953

10' | Editions Salabert

 

 

 

 

REMOVED FROM CATALOGUE

 

 

3 Interludes, Op 9

orchestra

 

8' | Editions Musicales Transatlantiques

Badinage, Op 5

orchestra

 

choreographic suite | duration: 8'