Robert Jones (born 11 March 1945) is a Welsh

composer A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music. Etymology and def ...

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and

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Biography

Jones studied music at the

University of Wales The University of Wales () is a confederal university based in Cardiff, Wales. Founded by royal charter in 1893 as a federal university with three constituent colleges – Aberystwyth, Bangor and Cardiff – the university was the first universit ...

and has a Fellowship Diploma from the

Royal College of Organists The Royal College of Organists (RCO) is a charity and membership organisation based in the United Kingdom, with members worldwide. Its role is to promote and advance organ playing and choral music, and it offers music education, training and de ...

. After 30 years as a high-school teacher, he is now retired, but still active as a composer and organist. He now lives in

Monmouth Monmouth ( or ; ) is a market town and community (Wales), community in Monmouthshire, Wales, situated on where the River Monnow joins the River Wye, from the Wales–England border. The population in the 2011 census was 10,508, rising from 8 ...

South Wales South Wales ( ) is a Regions of Wales, loosely defined region of Wales bordered by England to the east and mid Wales to the north. Generally considered to include the Historic counties of Wales, historic counties of Glamorgan and Monmouthshire ( ...

. In German-speaking countries the main publisher of Jones' works is Dr. J. Butz from

Bonn Bonn () is a federal city in the German state of North Rhine-Westphalia, located on the banks of the Rhine. With a population exceeding 300,000, it lies about south-southeast of Cologne, in the southernmost part of the Rhine-Ruhr region. This ...

. In England his main publisher is Kevin Mayhew.

Works

*Missa brevis in D (2014) *Missa brevis in C (2013) *Missa brevis in F for upper voices and organ or piano (2013) *Pastoralmesse (2016) *Organ works in eight volumes (2005-2018) *Triptyque Three Pieces for solo instrument (C / B) and organ (2013) *

Psalm 150 Psalm 150 is the 150th and final psalm of the Book of Psalms, beginning in English in the King James Version: "Praise ye the . Praise God in his sanctuary". In Latin, it is known as "Laudate Dominum in sanctis eius". In Psalm 150, the psalmist ...

(2016) * more than 50 songs and motets

External links

Works by Robert Jones
at J. Butz Publishers
CDs featuring music by Robert Jones
at Classicophon music production

Chor an der Stiftskirche, Sankt Johann Baptist und Petrus,

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