Simon Rowland-Jones
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Simon Rowland-Jones is a violist
, composer
, and music editor. He is best known for his arrangement of the Bach
Cello Suites
for Viola, which is widely praised as one of the best scholarly editions of the work for viola.
He has taught at the Malmö Academy of Music
in Sweden, the Royal College of Music
, the Royal Northern College of Music
, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
and the Yehudi Menuhin School
. He studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, and later with Bruno Giuranna
at the Academia de Santa Cecila in Rome. He was the founding violist of the Chilingirian Quartet
, and has also recorded several albums as a soloist.
Viola
The viola is a bowed string instrument. It is the middle voice of the violin family, between the violin and the cello.- Form :The viola is similar in material and construction to the violin. A full-size viola's body is between and longer than the body of a full-size violin , with an average...
, composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
, and music editor. He is best known for his arrangement of the Bach
Bạch
Bạch is a Vietnamese surname. The name is transliterated as Bai in Chinese and Baek, in Korean.Bach is the anglicized variation of the surname Bạch.-Notable people with the surname Bạch:* Bạch Liêu...
Cello Suites
Cello Suites (Bach)
The Six Suites for Unaccompanied Cello by Johann Sebastian Bach are some of the most performed and recognizable solo compositions ever written for cello...
for Viola, which is widely praised as one of the best scholarly editions of the work for viola.
He has taught at the Malmö Academy of Music
Malmö Academy of Music
Malmö Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Malmö in southern Sweden, and is a part of Lund University.-External links:**...
in Sweden, the Royal College of Music
Royal College of Music
The Royal College of Music is a conservatoire founded by Royal Charter in 1882, located in South Kensington, London, England.-Background:The first director was Sir George Grove and he was followed by Sir Hubert Parry...
, the Royal Northern College of Music
Royal Northern College of Music
The Royal Northern College of Music is a music school in Manchester, England. It is located on Oxford Road in Chorlton on Medlock, at the western edge of the campus of the University of Manchester and is one of four conservatories associated with the Associated Board of the Royal Schools of Music...
, the Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama
The Royal Welsh College of Music & Drama is a conservatoire within the University of Glamorgan Group located in Cardiff, Wales....
and the Yehudi Menuhin School
Yehudi Menuhin School
The Yehudi Menuhin School is a specialist music school in Surrey, England. It was founded in 1963 by the violinist Yehudi Menuhin.The School also gives pupils the best musical education any specialist schools can with a number of internationally main teachers, Simon Fischer , Natalya Boyarskaya ,...
. He studied at the Yehudi Menuhin School, and later with Bruno Giuranna
Bruno Giuranna
Bruno Giuranna is an Italian violist.According to Giuranna's website:"Bruno Giuranna, born in Milan, completed his musical studies at the Santa Cecilia Conservatory in Rome receiving his diploma in violin and viola...
at the Academia de Santa Cecila in Rome. He was the founding violist of the Chilingirian Quartet
String quartet
A string quartet is a musical ensemble of four string players – usually two violin players, a violist and a cellist – or a piece written to be performed by such a group...
, and has also recorded several albums as a soloist.
Selected works
- Four Phases for violin solo (1979)
- Serenade for 10 winds (double wind quintet) (1979)
- Seven Pieces for viola solo (1979)
- Sonata for piano (1981)
- String Quartet (1993)