Research Catalog

Title

Charles Jones papers, 1900-1997.

Author

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997.

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Additional Authors

• Adaskin, John.
• Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981.
• Golschmann, Vladimir, 1893-1972.
• Jones, Cameron.
• Korn, Richard, 1908-1981.
• Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974.
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.
• Jones, Charles, 1910-1997.

Description

18 linear feet (23 boxes )

Summary

The majority of the Charles Jones papers consists of scores encompassing more than a sixty-year period, from the 1930s to 1997.

Subjects

• Composers
• Music teachers
• Clippings
• Korn, Richard, 1908-1981 > Correspondence
• Programs
• Golschmann, Vladimir, 1893-1972 > Correspondence
• Jones, Charles, 1910-1997 > Scores
• Scores
• Correspondence
• Adaskin, John > Correspondence
• Frankenstein, Alfred V (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981 > Correspondence
• Photographs
• Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971 > Correspondence
• Composers > United States > 20th century
• Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974 > Correspondence
• Music teachers > United States > 20th century

Genre/Form

• Clippings.
• Correspondence.
• Photographs.
• Programs.
• Scores.

Source (note)

• Jones, Sally

Biography (note)

• Despite his prolific output, Canadian-born American composer and music teacher, Charles Jones (1910-1997), perhaps is best known for his long association with the Juilliard School and the Mannes College of Music in New York City.

Indexes/Finding Aids (note)

• Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

Call Number

JPB 06-74

OCLC

123237561

Author

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997.

Title

Charles Jones papers, 1900-1997.

Biography

Despite his prolific output, Canadian-born American composer and music teacher, Charles Jones (1910-1997), perhaps is best known for his long association with the Juilliard School and the Mannes College of Music in New York City. Born in Tamworth, Ontario, Jones moved to Toronto at the age of ten, where he studied the violin and theory. In 1928, he went to New York and studied violin at the Institute of Musical Art with Sascha Jacobson, graduating in 1932. In 1935, Jones entered the Juilliard School on a fellowship; he studied compostion with Bernard Wagenaar and graduated in 1939. He was sent by the Juilliard School to Oakland, California to teach at Mills College, where he met the French composer Darius Milhaud. The two men collaborated on several projects over the course of a long friendship, including residencies at the Aspen Music Festival. In 1946, Jones returned to New York. He began teaching composition at the Juilliard School in 1954, and later at the Mannes College of Music (from 1972). In spite of his dedication to teaching, Jones considered himself first and foremost a composer. He composed over ninety works, including four symphonies, several string quartets, and numerous vocal works.

Indexes

Collection guide available in repository and on internet.

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Finding Aid

Occupation

Composers.

Music teachers.

Added Author

Adaskin, John.

Frankenstein, Alfred V. (Alfred Victor), 1906-1981.

Golschmann, Vladimir, 1893-1972.

Jones, Cameron.

Korn, Richard, 1908-1981.

Milhaud, Darius, 1892-1974.

Stravinsky, Igor, 1882-1971.

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997. Cowboy song.

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997. Emblemata.

Jones, Charles, 1910-1997. Piers the plowman.

Research Call Number

JPB 06-74