Pierre Jamet (21 April 1893 in

Orléans Orléans (;"Orleans"
(US) and Gargilesse-Dampierre Gargilesse-Dampierre () is a commune in the Indre department in central France. It is classified as one of "The most beautiful villages of France" and is situated near the confluence of the Gargilesse stream and the river Creuse. The 19th cent ...

) was a French

harp The harp is a stringed musical instrument that has a number of individual strings running at an angle to its soundboard; the strings are plucked with the fingers. Harps can be made and played in various ways, standing or sitting, and in orche ...

ist and

pedagogue Pedagogy (), most commonly understood as the approach to teaching, is the theory and practice of learning, and how this process influences, and is influenced by, the social, political and psychological development of learners. Pedagogy, taken as ...

. A pupil of Alphonse Hasselmans at the

Conservatoire de Paris The Conservatoire de Paris (), also known as the Paris Conservatory, is a college of music and dance founded in 1795. Officially known as the Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique et de Danse de Paris (CNSMDP), it is situated in the avenue ...

, he became professor of harp there from 1948 to 1963, succeeding

Marcel Tournier Marcel Lucien Tournier (January 5, 1879 – May 8, 1951) was a French harpist, composer, and teacher who composed important solo repertory for the harp that expanded the technical and harmonic possibilities of the instrument. His works are regula ...

. He is the father of harpist Marie-Claire Jamet.

Selected discography

* ''Les Introuvables de

Manuel de Falla Manuel de Falla y Matheu (, 23 November 187614 November 1946) was an Andalusian Spanish composer and pianist. Along with Isaac Albéniz, Francisco Tárrega, and Enrique Granados, he was one of Spain's most important musicians of the first hal ...

'', 4CD,

EMI EMI Group Limited (originally an initialism for Electric and Musical Industries, also referred to as EMI Records Ltd. or simply EMI) was a British transnational conglomerate founded in March 1931 in London. At the time of its break-up in 201 ...

, 1996. With Victoria de Los Angeles,

Aldo Ciccolini Aldo Ciccolini (; 15 August 1925 – 1 February 2015) was an Italian pianist who became a naturalized French citizen in 1971. Biography Aldo Ciccolini was born in Naples. His father, who bore the title of Marquis of Macerata, worked as a typogr ...

, Consuelo Rubio and Ana-Maria Iriarte. *

Jean-Philippe Rameau Jean-Philippe Rameau (; – ) was a French composer and music theory, music theorist. Regarded as one of the most important French composers and music theorists of the 18th century, he replaced Jean-Baptiste Lully as the dominant composer of Fr ...

, Rossignols amoureux, extract of ''Hippolyte et Aricie'', with soprano Leïla Ben Sedira, 78 rpm, 1940. *'' Hommage à Albert Roussel'', 33 rpm, Decca, 1958. With Christiane Verzieux, José Maria Sierra and

Christian Lardé Christian Lardé (3 February 1930 –16 November 2012) Biography Lardé was awarded the first prize of flute and chamber music at the Conservatoire de Paris. In 1951, he obtained the 2nd prize of the Geneva International Music Competition.

. * ''Concerto en si bémol majeur pour harpe et orchestre'' by

Haendel George Frideric (or Frederick) Handel (; baptised , ; 23 February 1685 – 14 April 1759) was a German-British Baroque composer well known for his operas, oratorios, anthems, concerti grossi, and organ concertos. Handel received his training i ...

/Impromptu op. 86 de

Gabriel Fauré Gabriel Urbain Fauré (; 12 May 1845 – 4 November 1924) was a French composer, organist, pianist and teacher. He was one of the foremost French composers of his generation, and his musical style influenced many 20th-century composers ...

/Impromptu op. 21 by

Albert Roussel Albert Charles Paul Marie Roussel (; 5 April 1869 – 23 August 1937) was a French composer. He spent seven years as a midshipman, turned to music as an adult, and became one of the most prominent French composers of the interwar period. His ...

, 33 rpm, Decca

External links

Portrait of Pierre Jamet on the site A.I.H-A.H.
French classical harpists Musicians from Orléans 1893 births 1991 deaths 20th-century classical musicians 20th-century French musicians {{Educationist-stub