Robert W. Jones

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][4]
gollark: You probably have a justification internally, but a really stupid one, nobody.
gollark: Roughly.
gollark: Like I said, about 0.5 kilohitlers of evil. That's quite bad.
gollark: > doing things does not need justificationWell, if you want other people to support it, you do. I assume you *don't*, but you should have reasons or you're maybe just doing stupid stuff for no reason.
gollark: And unethical.

References
  • Arnold, Corliss Richard (1995). Organ Literature: Biographical Catalog. Scarecrow Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-461-67025-4. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via Google Books.

Notes
  1. Arnold, Corliss Richard (1995). Organ Literature: Biographical Catalog. Scarecrow Press. p. 125. ISBN 978-1-461-67025-4. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via Google Books.
  2. Robert W. Jones. Biographical Dictionary of the Organ.
  3. Schmidt, Dennis (1991). An Organist's Guide to Resources for The Hymnal 1982. Volume II. Church Publishing, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 9780898691924. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. OCLC 13850929
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