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Robert W. Jones

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

Life

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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)

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  • 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]

References

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  • 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.
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Notes

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  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. Vol. II. Church Publishing, Inc. p. 245. ISBN 9780898691924. Retrieved 2 January 2018 – via Google Books.
  4. ^ OCLC 13850929