b. 1892d. 1980
Howard Mumford Jones
Howard Mumford Jones' translations of the texts of anonymous Irish monks are part of Samuel Barber's Hermit Songs, Op. 29. His translations were also set by John Duke in Duke's song set Eight Songs on Translations from the Greek and Latin Lyric Poets: for Baritone and Piano.
About
Born in Michigan, Howard Mumford Jones taught at Harvard for many years. He was also a literary critic and writer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for General Non-Fiction for his volume O Strange New World: American Culture-The Formative Years.
–Christie Finn
Related Information
Songs
Church Bell at Night1954 · Hermit Songs, Op. 29Samuel BarberAnonymous, Howard Mumford JonesEight Songs of Translations of Latin & Greek1984John Woods DukeEdwin Arlington Robinson, Howard Mumford JonesHermit Songs, Op. 291954Samuel BarberAnonymousThe Crucifixion1954 · Hermit Songs, Op. 29Samuel BarberAnonymous, Howard Mumford Jones
Books
O Strange New World: American Culture, the Formative Years
Howard Mumford Jones
Sheet Music