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Virgil Thomson | | Birth Date: |
November 25, 1896 | | Death Date: |
September 30, 1989 | | Place of Birth: |
Kansas City, Missouri, United States | | Place of Death: |
New York, New York, United States | | Nationality: |
American | | Gender: |
Male | | Occupations: |
composer, critic, conductor |
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 Biography of Virgil Thomson
774 words, approx. 3 pages
 American composer, critic, and conductor Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) combined literary and musical erudition with simplicity, wit, and skill. Virgil Thomson was born in Kansas City, MO, on Nov. 25, 1896. He studied music theory, piano, and organ, and at... 
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 Virgil Thomson Quotes
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Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 - September 30, 1989) was an American composer from Missouri, whose rural background gave a sense of place in his compositions. He studied with Nadia Boulanger, and later established himself in New York City, as a peer...
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Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 - September 30, 1989) was an American composer from Kansas City, Missouri who was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music so often associated with the patriotic compositions of Aaron...
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 The Boston Globe Down Through The Years With Virgil Thomson
08/07/1988: 1,441 words, approx. 5 pages SELECTED LETTERS OF VIRGIL THOMSON Edited by Tim Page and Vanessa Weeks Page. Summit Books. 413 pp. $24.95. In his 91 years, Virgil Thomson has composed more than 25,000 letters, and, God bless him, he is writing them still from his apartment... summary from source:
The Washington Post Virgil Thomson: The Composer In Review; A Centennial Celebration
04/07/1996: 2,208 words, approx. 7 pages The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is to be an American and then write any kind of music you wish. There is precedent and model here for all the kinds. And any Americanism worth bothering about is... summary from source:
 The New York Observer Leo the Last: Cond\'8e Nast Consort
4/8/2007: 1,069 words, approx. 4 pagesPart pooh-bah, part pontiff, for some 50 years Leo Lerman ruled Manhattan’s cultural roost from a host of journalistic redoubts, including Mademoiselle, Vogue and Vanity Fair, ending his career as an über-editorial advisor at Condé Nast Publications. He died at 80 on Aug. 22, 1994.... summary from source:
The New York Observer Morris Honors 25 Years With Canny Selection of Works
4/2/2006: 1,192 words, approx. 4 pagesThe past three weeks at B.A.M. were given over to a celebration of the 25th anniversary of the Mark Morris Dance Group—a proper cause for celebration. Morris chose to present a retrospective of his most famous works (although the most famous of all, L’Allegro, il...
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