Jean-Claude Touche
1926–1944 (age 18)
Biography
Jean-Claude Touche (1926–1944) was a young composer whose brief life unfolded with the promise of sensitive melodies and earnest devotion to the craft of music. Though he left few works, those who encountered his scores recalled a careful sense of line and an earnest voice guided by respect for the French tradition.
His memory rests among the honored at Père Lachaise Cemetery, where visitors pause to remember the bright but fleeting spark of his creativity.