Robert W. Jones Explained

Robert William Jones (16 December 1932 – 28 May 1997) was a 20th-century American composer.

Life

Robert W. Jones was born in Oak Park, Illinois. He studied at University of Redlands, University of Minnesota and at the American Conservatory of Music in Chicago. He was a student of Wayne Bohrnstedt.^[1]

From 1965 to 1969 he taught at public schools in West Hartford, thereafter at Schoolcraft College in Livonia, Michigan and at the University of Minnesota.^[2]

Works (selection)

• Sonata for Worship No 2 (Prelude; Offertory; Postlude), Shawnee HF-32
• Sonata for Worship No 3 (Preamble; Echo Fantasy; Recessional), Shawnee HF-34
• Sonata for Worship No 6 (Introit; Invocation and Dance; Meditation; 1971), org/electronic tape, Flammer HF-5067
• "St. Denio": a Toccata for Organ, Sacred Music Press/Boosey & Hawkes^[3]

References

• Book: Arnold, Corliss Richard. Organ Literature: Biographical Catalog. 1995. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-461-67025-4. 125. 2 January 2018. Google Books.

External links

• musicainfo.net

Notes and References

1. Book: Arnold, Corliss Richard. Organ Literature: Biographical Catalog. 1995. Scarecrow Press. 978-1-461-67025-4. 125. 2 January 2018. Google Books.
2. Robert W. Jones. Biographical Dictionary of the Organ.
3. Book: Schmidt, Dennis. An Organist's Guide to Resources for The Hymnal 1982. II. 1991. Church Publishing, Inc.. 245. 2 January 2018. Google Books. 9780898691924.