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.

ID: W069

William Daman (c1540-1591) * Play: high / normal / low ; * Time: 24:02; * Released: 2013-7-9 * Genre: Composer:D, 03-Renaissance, 12-Recorder(Ensemble), 21-Christian music, 32-Chorus Music, 38-Instrumental Music

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