Charles Jones (composer)
Charles Jones (born June 21, 1910 in Tamworth , Ontario , † June 6, 1997 in New York City ) was an American composer of Canadian origin.
Jones studied at the Juilliard School of Music and with Aaron Copland . From 1939 to 1944 he worked as a teacher at Mills College in Oakland , California , and from 1954 to 1961 at the Juilliard School. His students included Webster A. Young , Harry Lamott Crowl , Murray Adaskin and David Macdonald , among others .
Jones composed several symphonies , hymns and suites , an allegory and a cassation for orchestra, a concerto for four violins and orchestra, chamber music works, piano pieces, cantatas and a song cycle.
Web links
- Works by and about Charles Jones in the catalog of the German National Library
- Charles Jones at arkivmusic.com
- Charles Jones, a Composer, 86 (obituary), New York Times , June 10, 1997
- Charles Jones papers , The New York Public Library
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| SURNAME | Jones, Charles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | American composer of Canadian origin |
| DATE OF BIRTH | June 21, 1910 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Tamworth , Ontario |
| DATE OF DEATH | June 6, 1997 |
| Place of death | New York City |