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Composer of Concert and Stage Music

​Mr. Jones studied composition at the Peabody Conservatory where he was a student of Nicholas Maw. He has also studied at the Bowdoin International Music festival where his teachers included Dalit Warshaw, Robert Xavier Rodriguez and Dr. Samuel Adler. His compositions have been performed in the United States and Europe at venues including the Kennedy Center and Carnegie Hall.

The following list of works is categorized by ensemble. Works for sale are linked and performance material for other works is available upon request.
 

 

 

Composition Catalog 

 

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Full Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra, and String Orchestra

  • Comic Suite for String Orchestra - Op. 118, String Orchestra, 12'

  • Essay No. 1 for Orchestra - Op. 11, 2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-Str, 9.5'

  • Essay No. 2 for Orchestra - Op. 12, 2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-Str, 12'

  • Four Little Preludes - Op. 51a, 2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0-Str, 8'

  • Lamentation for Orchestra - Op. 199, 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 20'

  • Lend Me Your Ears! - Op. 36, 3*.3*.3*.2-4.3.3.1-T-Str, 12'

  • Lyric Suite for String Orchestra - Op. 108, String Orchestra, 14'

  • Meditation after 'Wanderer high above the sea of Fog' - Op. 89, 2-2-2-2/2-2-0-0-Str, 9'

  • Meditation No. 2 - Op. 91, 2-2-2-2/4-2-0-0-Str, 12'

  • Nocturnes for Chamber Orchestra - Op. 8b, 1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0-Str, 9'

  • Sea Prelude for Orchestra - Op. 154, 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 4'30"

  • Second Symphony for String Orchestra - Op. 47a, String Orchestra, 34'

  • Sinfonietta No. 1 - Op. 62, 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 16'

  • Sound and Fury: A symphonic poem on Shakespeare's Scottish Play - Op. 37, 3*.3*.3*.2-4.3.3.1-T+3-Str, 45'

  • Symphony for String Orchestra - Op. 2, String Orchestra, 31'

  • Symphony No. 1 - Op. 79, 2*.2.2.2-4.3.3.0.T-Str, 53'

  • Symphony No. 2 - Op. 121, 2-2-2-2/4-2-3-0-T-Str, 40'

  • Symphony No. 3 - Op. 149, 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 26'

  • Symphony No. 4 - Op. 185, 2.2.2.2-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 60'

  • Symphonic Variations - Op. 14, 3.2*.2.3-4.3.3.1-T-Hp-Str, 37'

  • Tragic Suite for String Orchestra - Op. 116, String Orchestra, 16'

Concert Band/Wind Ensemble

  • Fanfare for Martin Luther King, Jr. - Op. 6, 4.4.4.4-4.4.4.1-T+3-Pno-2HP, 3'

  • Reverie for Band - Op. 142, 3.2.3.2-2Asx.Tsx.Bsx-3.4.3.2Eup.T-T+3, 6'

Concerto and Concertante

  • Concerto for Viola and Orchestra - Op. 60, Solo Viola, 2.2.2.2-4.2.0.0.T-Str, 28'

  • Concerto for Violin and Orchestra - Op. 53, Solo Violin, 2.2.2.2-2.2.0.0.T-Str, 26'

  • Duo Concertante - Op. 95, Solo Oboe and Horn, String Orchestra, 19'

  • Elegy for English Horn and String Orchestra - Op. 55, English Horn and String Orchestra, 10'

 

CHAMBER MUSIC

String Quartet

  • String Quartet No. 1 - Op. 38, String Quartet, 23'

  • String Quartet No. 2 - Op. 47, String Quartet, 34'

  • String Quartet No. 3 - Op. 98, String Quartet, 22'

String Trio

  • String Trio - Op. 69, Vln/Vla/Vc, 24'

  • String Trio No. 2 - Op. 105, Violin, Viola, Cello, 25'

  • String Trio No. 3 - Op. 117, Violin, Viola, Cello, 18'

Other String Ensembles

  • Divertimento - Op. 3, 2 Violins, Double Bass, Timpani, 6'

  • Sextet for Strings - Op. 83, 2 Violins, 2 Violas, 2 Cellos, 32'

String Duos

  • Duo Sonata for Violin and Viola - Op. 123, Violin and Viola, 16'

  • Four Duos for Violin and Cello - Op. 88, Violin and Cello, 12'

  • Three Duos for Two Violins - Op. 138, Two Violins, 12'

  • Three Duos for Violin and Viola - Op. 174, Violin and Viola, 16'30"

  • Three Pieces for Violin and Cello - Op. 153, Violin and Cello, 17'

Woodwind Quintet

  • Elegy for Woodwind Quintet - Op. 159, Woodwind Quintet, 12'

  • Miniatures for Woodwind Quintet - Op. 7, Woodwind Quintet, 15'

  • Two Pictures for Wind Quintet - Op. 195, Wind Quintet, 10'

  • Woodwind Quintet - Op. 87, Fl, Ob, Cl, Bsn, Hn, 17'

Woodwind Trio

  • Trio for Woodwinds - Op. 84, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, 11'

  • Woodwind Trio No. 2 - Op. 107, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, 10'

  • Woodwind Trio No. 3 - Op. 150, Oboe, Clarinet, Bassoon, 12'

Brass Ensemble

  • Oration No. 9 - Op. 120, Brass Quintet (2Tp, Hn, Trb, Tba), 5'30"

  • Orations No. 1 - Op. 58, Horn Quartet, 8'

  • Trio for Brass - Op. 179, Trumpet-Horn-Trombone, 12'

Mixed Chamber Ensembles

  • Atmospheres - Op. 178, Alto Flute and Cello, 8'

  • Atmospheres No. 2 - Op. 182, Flute, Viola, Cello, 7'30"

  • Atmospheres No. 3 - Op. 193, Flute and Vibraphone, 9'

  • Atmospheres No. 4 - Op. 197, Flute, Viola, Harp, 9'30"

  • Autumn Serenade - Op. 46, Flute, English Horn, Viola, Harp, 11'

  • Bassoon and Horn Duos - Op. 81, Bassoon and Horn, 8'

  • Bassoon Octet - Op. 146, 7 Bassoons and Contrabassoon, 8'

  • Caravaggio Abstract - Op. 165, Clarinet and Cello, 4'

  • Chamber Symphony - Op. 96, Fl, Ob, Cl, Hn, Vn, Vla, Vc, Cb, 24'

  • Chamber Symphony No. 2 - Op. 198, Cl, BCl, 2Hn, Hp, 2Vln, Va, Vc, 21'

  • Clarinet Quintet - Op. 39, Clarinet, 2 Violins, Viola, Cello, 32'

  • Duo for Flute and Viola - Op. 188, Flute and Viola, 7'

  • Fragments - Op. 57, Clarinet, Bassoon, Cello, 8'

  • Fragments No. 2 - Op. 115, Fl, Cl, Bsn, Vn, Vla, Vc, 11'

  • Fragments No. 3 - Op. 119, Cl, Vla, Pno, 10'

  • Fragments No. 4 - Op. 132, Ob, Cl, Hn, Vc, 10'30"

  • Fragments No. 5 - Op. 145, Oboe, Bassoon, Piano, 14'

  • Fragments No. 6 - Op. 186, Clarinet, Horn, Cello, 11'

  • Fragments No. 7 - Op. 201, Cl/BCl, Trumpet, Piano

  • Fragments No. 8 - Op. 203, Clarinet, Bassoon, Trumpet, Trombone, Violin, Bass, 10'

  • Greta and Gregor - Op. 109, Bass Clarinet and Violin, 9'

  • Little Suite for Oboe and Cello - Op. 86, Oboe and Cello, 10'

  • Lockdown - Op. 181, Clarinet and Violin, 8'30"

  • Memoria - Op. 173, Horn and Cello, 6'30"

  • Nonet - Op. 127, 1.1.1.1-0.1.1.0-Vln.Vla.Vc, 12'30"

  • Oboe Trio - Op. 134, 2 Oboes and English Horn, 14'

  • Oration No. 8 - Op. 111, Cor Anglais and Trumpet, 6'

  • Oration No. 10 - Op. 124, Cl, Hn, Bsn, 9'30"

  • Oration No. 11 - Op. 126, Fl, Tpt, Vc, 5'30"

  • Oration No. 12 - Op. 129, Flute and Trombone

  • Oration No. 14 - Op. 152, Clarinet, Cello, Piano, 15'

  • Oration No. 17 - Op. 158, Violin, Horn, Piano, 14'

  • Oration No. 19 - Op. 166, Bass Clarinet and Violin, 5'30"

  • Oration No. 20 - Op. 177, 3 Flutes, 5'

  • Quartet for Oboe, Clarinet, Cello, and Harp - Op. 128, Oboe, Clarinet, Cello, Harp, 10'30"

  • Romance for Cor Anglais and Violin - Op. 137, Cor Anglais and Violin, 5'

  • Three Duets for Clarinet and Viola - Op. 71, Clarinet and Viola, 10'

  • Three Duets for Clarinet and Viola - Op. 125, Clarinet and Viola, 12'

  • Three Duets for Horn and Viola - Op. 151, Horn and Viola, 16'

  • Three Duos for Bass Clarinet and Violin - Op. 140, Bass Clarinet and Violin, 12'

  • Three Duos for Clarinet and Viola - Op. 66, Clarinet and Viola, 10'

  • Three Miniature Meditations - Op. 48, Clarinet, Violin, Marimba/Glockenspiel, 8'

  • Two Duos for Clarinet and Viola - Op. 144, Clarinet and Viola, 14'

  • Two Miniatures for Flute and Trombone - Op. 122, Flute and Trombone, 7'

  • Two Pictures - Op. 139, Clarinet, Violin, Viola, Cello, 14'

  • Two Quixotic Portraits - Op. 189, E-flat and Bass Clarinet, 11'

 

SOLO INSTRUMENT (UNACCOMPANIED)

Piano

  • Four Little Preludes for Solo Piano - Op. 51, Solo Piano, 8'

  • Meditation for Piano - Op. 148, Solo Piano, 30'

  • Nocturne - Op. 171, Piano, 5'

  • Nocturnes for Piano - Op. 8, Solo Piano, 15'

  • Old World Dances for Piano - Op. 1, Solo Piano, 9'

  • Oration No. 18 - Op. 162, Solo Piano, 12'

  • Piano Sonata No. 1 - Op. 74, Solo Piano, 26'

  • Piano Sonata No. 2 - Op. 77, Solo Piano, 20'

  • Piano Sonata No. 3 - Op. 100, Solo Piano, 20'

Violin

  • Oration No. 4 - Op. 72, Solo Violin, 6'

  • Partita - Op. 24, Solo Violin, 10'

  • Partita No. 2 - Op. 59, Solo Violin, 12'

  • Partita No. 3 - Op. 85, Solo Violin, 8'

  • Partita No. 4 - Op. 141, Solo Violin, 12'

  • Psalm 33 - Op. 52, Solo Violin, 5'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 202, Solo Violin, 12'

Viola

  • Sonata for Solo Viola - Op. 49, Solo Viola, 15'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 190, Solo Viola, 11'

Cello

  • Comic Suite for Solo Cello - Op. 45, Solo Cello (also available for Viola), 12'

  • Little Suite for Solo Cello - Op. 147, Solo Cello, 8'

  • Lyric Suite for Solo Cello - Op. 26, Solo Cello (also available for Viola), 12'

  • Sonata for Solo Cello - Op. 70, Solo Cello (also Viola), 15'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 194, Solo Cello, 12'

  • Tragic Suite for Solo Cello - Op. 44, Solo Cello (also available for Viola), 15'

Double Bass

  • Partita for Double Bass - Op. 102, Solo Double Bass, 10'

Flute/Piccolo

  • Miniature for Solo Flute - Op. 15, Solo Flute, 3'

  • Miniature for Solo Flute - Op. 163, Solo Flute, 2'

  • Miniature for Solo Piccolo - Op. 35, Solo Piccolo, 3'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 22, Solo Flute, 4'

  • Two Hermes Pictures - Op. 157, Solo Flute, 8'30"

Oboe/English Horn

  • Oration No. 3 - Op. 68, Solo Oboe, 6'

  • Oration No. 13 - Op. 130, Solo Oboe, 8'

  • Oration No. 19 - Op. 175, Solo Oboe, 6'30"

  • Soliloquy for Cor Anglais - Op. 191, Solo Cor Anglais, 11'

  • Three Cupid Dances - Op. 97, Solo English Horn, 6'

Clarinet/Bass Clarinet

  • Little Lyric Suite for Solo Clarinet - Op. 42, Solo Clarinet, 11'

  • A Neighborhood Stroll - Op. 20, Solo Clarinet, 3'

  • Not My Fault - Op. 180, Solo Clarinet, 6'

  • Oration No. 2 - Op. 65, Solo Bass Clarinet, 6'

  • Oration No. 7 - Op. 104, Solo Clarinet, 6'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 200, Solo Bass Clarinet, 10'

  • Three Pieces for Bass Clarinet - Op. 136, Solo Bass Clarinet, 6'

Bassoon

  • Hot Air Bassoon - Op. 90, Solo Bassoon, 4'

  • Quasi Scherzando - Op. 176, Solo Bassoon, 4'

  • Soliloquy - Op. 23, Solo Bassoon, 10'

  • Sonata for Solo Bassoon - Op. 64, Solo Bassoon, 16'

  • Two Falstaff Portraits - Op. 196, Solo Bassoon, 11'

Brass

  • Miniatures for Trumpet - Op. 92, Solo Trumpet, 5'

  • Oration No. 3 - Op. 101, Solo Trombone, 3'

  • Oration No. 5 - Op. 75, Solo French Horn, 5'

  • Oration No. 15 - Op. 155, Solo Trumpet, 6'

  • Oration No. 16 - Op. 156, Solo Tuba, 5'

  • Three Preludes - Op. 16, Solo French Horn, 6'

  • Two Preludes for Solo Horn - Op. 133, Solo Horn, 9'

  • Yachts and Prayers - Op. 40, Solo Tuba, 3'

Percussion

  • Essay for Solo Timpani - Op. 9, Solo Timpani, 2'

  • Three Pieces for Timpani - Op. 160, Solo Timpani, 11'

Other

  • Three Preludes for Guitar - Op. 94, Solo Guitar, 8'

  • Mystic Prelude for Organ - Op. 192, Solo Organ, 20'

 

SOLO INSTRUMENT WITH PIANO

Strings with Piano

  • Lamentation for Cello and Piano - Op. 106, Cello and Piano, 9'

  • Lamentation No. 2 - Op. 168, Cello and Piano, 12'30"

  • Lamentation No. 3 - Op. 169, Cello and Piano, 15'

  • Lyric - Op. 164, Violin and Piano, 8'30"

  • Piano Trio No. 1 - Op. 80, Vln-Vc-Pno, 20'

  • Piano Trio No. 2 - Op. 184, Vln-Vc-Pno, 49'

  • Sonata for Violin and Piano - Op. 10, Violin and Piano, 17'

  • Sonata for Violin and Piano No. 2 - Op. 99, Violin and Piano, 12'

  • Viola Sonata - Op. 33, Viola and Piano, 21'

Winds with Piano

  • Avian Suite - Op. 93, Bassoon and Piano, 12'

  • Clarinet Sonata - Op. 34, Clarinet and Piano, 22'

  • Lyric - Op. 167, Clarinet and Piano, 10'

  • Meditations for Flute and Piano - Op. 131, Flute and Piano, 13'

  • Sonata for Oboe and Piano - Op. 114, Oboe and Piano, 14'

  • Sonatina for Horn and Piano - Op. 41, Horn and Piano, 8'

  • Sonata for Trumpet and Piano - Op. 43, Trumpet and Piano, 17'

 

VOCAL MUSIC

Solo Voice with Piano

  • Alone - Op. 82, Voice and Piano, 5'

  • Anew - Op. 24, Soprano and Piano, 3'

  • Autumn - Op. 161, Baritone and Piano, 5'

  • A Book for the King - Op. 50, High Voice and Piano, 4'

  • Chansons Innocentes - Op. 204, Baritone and Piano, 10'

  • Creation - Op. 31, Medium Voice and Piano, 5'

  • Death - Op. 28, Medium Voice and Piano, 2'

  • Depart - Op. 54, High Voice and Piano, 4'

  • He Wishes for the Cloths of Heaven - Op. 32, Medium Voice and Piano, 2'15"

  • Keeping - Op. 135, Soprano and Piano, 5'

  • Manhattan Heartache - Op. 172, Soprano and Piano, 17'

  • May - Op. 4, No. 1, Voice and Piano, 3'

  • The Metropolitan Tower - Op. 29, Medium Voice and Piano, 3'

  • My Paramour was Loneliness - Op. 27, Medium Voice and Piano, 3'

  • Professor Noctutus - Op. 30, Baritone and Piano, 7'

  • River - Op. 4, No. 2, Voice and Piano, 3.5'

  • She Walks in Beauty - Op. 187, Baritone and Piano, 4'30"

  • Wildfire - Op. 170, Soprano and Piano, 6'

  • Winter Stars - Op. 76, Tenor and Piano, 4'

  • A Young Wife - Op. 73, Tenor and Piano, 5'

Solo Voice with Chamber Ensemble

  • Five Farewells - Op. 110, Mezzo-Soprano, Cor Anglais, Horn, Viola, 18'

  • The Hill Wife - Op. 61, Voice, Clarinet, Violin, Cello, 24'

  • Klage - Op. 78, Tenor, Fl-Ob-Cl-Bsn-Hn, 17'

  • O Captain! My Captain! - Op. 112, Tenor and French Horn, 8'

  • The Vagabond - Op. 5, Baritone and Chamber Orchestra (1.1.1.1-1.0.0.0-Hp.-Str), 26'

  • Who Shall Deliver Me? - Op. 113, Soprano and Cello, 6'

Choral (A Cappella)

  • Ave Maria - Op. 17, SATB Chorus, 10'

  • The Everlasting Voices - Op. 143, SATB Chorus, 3'30"

  • Regina Coeli - Op. 19, SATB Chorus, 2'30"

  • Salve Regina - Op. 18, SATB Chorus, 12'

Chorus and Orchestra

  • Images Cantata - Op. 63, Chorus/Mz.T.B/3.3.3.3-4.3.3.0-T-Str, 97'

  • Missa pro Defunctis - Op. 21, 2*.2*.22-4.4.3.0-T+5-Str/SATB Solo/SATB Chorus, 90'

 

STAGE WORKS

Ballet

  • Cupid and Psyche - Op. 67, 3*.3*.3*.3*/4.3.3.0-T-Str, 95'

  • Echoes - Op. 183, Fl, Ob, Cl, Hn, Vln, Vla, Vc, Db, 20'

  • Metamorphosis - Op. 103, 2-2*-2*-2/4-3-3-0-T-Str, 51'

Opera

  • A Common Truth - Op. 56, Mz.T.3Bar/2.2.2.2-4.2.3.0-T+1-Str, 180'

 

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