William Daman

Aliases: William Damon; Guillaume Damano; Guillaume Demaunde; William Damond; William Dymond

Life

Born: ca.1540

Died: 1591

Biography

Damon was a foreign composer resident in England. He arrived probably in England in 1566 as a servant of Sir Thomas Sackville. In 1576 he became a recorder player at the Court of Elizabeth I.

He was described as having been born in "Luke" and "Lewklande" and, on the assumption that these names refer to Luik or Liège, it has been inferred that he was a Walloon. However contemporary London records describe him as an Italian and a later reference refers to him having been born in "Luke in Italy", i.e. Lucca. His unanglicised name may have been Gulielmo (or Gulielmus) Damano.

Daman died from the effects of an ulcer and was buried at St Peter le Poer, London, on 26 March 1591. (A. Ashbee and D. Lasocki, eds., "A Biographical Dictionary of English Court Musicians, 1485–1714", 2 vols. (1998), i, p. 331.)

• For works at CPDL sorted alphabetically by title, see William Daman compositions

List of choral works at CPDL

Canticles

Come Holy Ghost eternal God Hark Israel, and what I say My soul doth magnify the Lord O all ye works of God the Lord

O Lord because my heart's desire O Lord of whom I do depend O Lord, turn not away thy face The only Lord of Israel

Our Father which in heaven art We praise thee God What man soever he be that salvation will attain Where righteousness doth say

Motets

Beati omnes Confitebor tibi Domine Miserere nostri, Domine

Omnis caro gramen sit Predicabo laudes tuas

Psalm Settings

Lord in thy wrath reprove me not The man is blest that hath not bent O Lord how are my foes increased

O Lord how joyful is the king There is no God as foolish men

Hymns

Lord Jesus, think on me

 

Choral works not at CPDL

Motets

• Spem in alium

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Publications

• The Psalmes of David in English Metre (1579)
• The Former Booke of Musicke of M. William Damon (1591)
• The Second Booke of Musicke of M. William Damon (1591)

External links

• HOASM