JONES, JOHN (1725? - 1796), musician
Date of birth: 1725?
Date of death: 1796
Gender: Male
Occupation: musician
Area of activity: Music; Religion
Author: Robert David Griffith
Born c. 1725. He was appointed organist at Middle Temple on 24 November 1749, organist at Charterhouse (as successor to Dr. Pepusch) 2 July 1753, and organist at St. Paul's cathedral, Christmas 1755. He published some salm-tunes in 1785; one of these was sung when George III visited St. Paul's, 23 April 1789, and also at the annual services for the children of the ' Welch Charity '. After hearing this salm-tune being sung, Haydn wrote in his diary: ' No music has for a long time affected me so much as this innocent and reverential strain.' He died February 1796 in London.
Author
- Robert David Griffith, (1877 - 1958)
- Groves, Groves' Dictionary of Music and Musicians (1940)
- M. O. Jones, Bywgraffiaeth Cerddorion Cymreig (1890)
Sources
- Wikipedia Article: John Jones
Further Reading
Published date: 2001
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