1. Virgil Thomson Biography, key works, articles, review. http://www.schirmer.com/composers/thomson_bio.html

2. Virgil Thomson - Wikipedia, The Free Encyclopedia London Macmillan Publishers; New York Grove's Dictionaries. ^ Thomson, Virgil. 2002. Virgil Thomson A Reader Selected Writings, 1924–1984, edited by Richard Kostelanetz. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Virgil_Thomson

Virgil Thomson From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to: navigation search This article is about the composer. For the American author, see Virgil Thompson (author) Virgil Thomson, photographed by Carl Van Vechten, 1947 Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic from Kansas City, Missouri . He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist , a neoclassicist , a composer of "an Olympian blend of humanity and detachment" whose, "expressive voice was always carefully muted," until his late opera Lord Byron which, in contrast to all his previous work, exhibited an emotional content that rises to, "moments of real passion" , and a neoromantic Contents Biography References See also External links ... edit Biography Thomson displayed an extraordinary intelligence at an early age. As a child, he befriended Alice Smith, granddaughter of Joseph Smith , founder of the Mormon faith. He attended Harvard University , and his tours of Europe with the Harvard Glee Club helped nurture his desire to return there. He eventually studied with

3. Virgil Thomson Foundation American composer Virgil Thomson, including list of works and resources, and the Virgil Thomson Foundation, supporting serious music http://virgilthomson.org/

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Find: The Database Home Page < Thompson,Waddy To the Index Thorne,Francis >> Thomson,Virgil Sex Male Comments Barcarolle, for woodwinds, a portrait of Georges Hugnet Written Duration Comments Publisher Mercury Inst. Flute, Oboe, English Horn, Clarinet in Bb, Bass Clarinet, Bassoon Grade Comments Five Portraits for Four Clarinets Written Duration Comments Publisher G. Schirmer Inst. Clarinet in Bb/Clarinet in A (2), Alto Clarinet, Bass Clarinet Grade Comments Four songs to poems of Thomas Campion Written Duration Comments Publisher G. Ricordi Southern Inst. Clarinet in Bb, Harp, Mezzo-soprano, Viola Grade Comments Prepared on Thu Apr 30 20:22:45 2009

5. Facts About Thomson, Virgil: Opera, As Discussed In Britannica Compton's Encyclo Facts about Thomson, Virgil opera, The first significant American opera composer was Virgil Thomson. A native of Kansas City, Mo., Thomson studied in Paris with the famous http://www.britannica.com/facts/11/806617/Thomson-Virgil-as-discussed-in-opera

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6. Yuanqing Zhang- Albums, Pictures – Naxos Classical Music. Biographical sketch summarizing his musical style and genres with Naxos discography. http://www.naxos.com/composerinfo/1199.htm

7. Thomson, Virgil - Hutchinson Encyclopedia Article About Thomson US composer and critic. His music is notable for a refined absence of expression, his criticism for trenchant matterof-factness, both at odds with the prevailing US musical culture http://encyclopedia.farlex.com/Thomson, Virgil

8. Thomson, Virgil 1896-1989 [WorldCat Identities] Virgil Thomson composer on the aisle by Anthony Tommasini ( Book ) Virgil Thomson his life and music by Kathleen O'Donnell Hoover ( Book ) http://orlabs.oclc.org/identities/lccn-n50-12238

9. Virgil Thomson | Classical Composers Database Summaries of his music and life with suggested links from the Classical Composers Databasee. http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/thomson

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10. Thomson, Virgil Definition Of Thomson, Virgil In The Free Online Encyclopedia. Thomson, Virgil, 1896–1989, American composer, critic, and organist, b. Kansas City, Mo. Thomson studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger Boulanger, Nadia, 1887–1979, French http://encyclopedia2.thefreedictionary.com/Thomson, Virgil

11. The Sheetmusic Warehouse - Details For Thomson, Virgil, One of The UK's leading stockists of old, original and out of print sheet music. http://www.sheetmusicwarehouse.co.uk/details.php?ref=22343

12. Classical Net - Basic Repertoire List - Thomson Biography and musical analysis from Classical Net s Basic Repertoire List includes links to related composers. http://www.classical.net/music/comp.lst/thomson.html

The Internet's Premier Classical Music Source Home Basic Repertoire Composers Books and Scores ... Music Links Related Links Recommended Recordings Recommended Biographies CD / DVD Reviews Plow That Broke The Plains Find CDs Amazon UK Germany Canada ... CD Universe Find DVDs Amazon UK Germany Canada ... Video Universe Find Scores / Sheet Music Sheet Music Plus Musicnotes Virtual Sheet Music th ... Composer Index Recommended Links Site News What's New for September/October 2010 Site Search Affiliates Virgil Thomson Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 - September 30, 1989), born in Kansas City and long resident in Paris and New York, is one of the few true modernists in America, since most of our moderns turn out Romantics in Disguise. Over and over, he demonstrates that nobody knows more about modern Europe, in pieces that taught Europe a lot about the U.S. and the U.S. a lot about Europe. He's an adept in two arts, for he also happens to be a major American prose writer, specializing in music criticism. For sheer pleasure, check out the Virgil Thomson Reader Thomson's music is almost disconcertingly spare and direct. In the consciously American pieces especially, there is a kind of aural equivalent to Cubist collage, as ragtime, waltzes, tangos, two-steps, fiddle tunes, and hymns get pasted into the texture. Unlike

13. Thomson Virgil: Free Encyclopedia Articles At Questia.com Online Library Research Thomson Virgil and other related topics by using the free encyclopedia at the Questia.com online library. http://www.questia.com/library/encyclopedia/101274426

14. Thomson, Virgil Quote - Try A Thing You Haven't Done Three Times. Once, To Get O Famous quote by Thomson, Virgil Try a thing you haven't done three times. Once, to get over the fear of doing it. Twice, to learn how to do it. And a third time to figure out http://quotationsbook.com/quote/14868/

15. Virgil Thomson Biographical text accompanying the Alice Neel painting of the composer at the Smithsonian Institution s National Portrait Gallery. http://www.npg.si.edu/exh/brush/thom.htm

Virgil Thomson Composer, critic Composer Virgil Thomson began his musical training at age five, and by his twelfth year he was performing professionally on both piano and organ. In the mid-1920s he settled in Paris, where he began to compose original works. There he also became part of a cosmopolitan group of avant-garde musicians, writers, and painters then dominating the cultural life of the city. A close friend was the expatriate American writer Gertrude Stein, who wrote the librettos for his operas Four Saints in Three Acts and The Mother of Us All , the latter based on the life of suffragist Susan B. Anthony. By the late 1930s, Thomson was writing music for movies, and in 1948 his score for the film Louisiana Story won a Pulitzer Prize. Thomson was also a major spokesman for the new directions of twentieth-century music as critic for the New York Herald-Tribune from 1940 to 1954. Alice Neel painted many of her colleagues in the world of arts and letters, particularly those in New York City, her home for many years. As she painted, Neel sometimes exaggerated the effect that the body or expression of her sitter had on her own mind. After Thomson's sitting, she wrote, "When I painted the trousers I must confess I thought of elephants so that is the color they really are." Alice Neel (1900-1984) Oil on canvas, 1971

16. Virgil Thomson — Infoplease.com Encyclopedia Thomson, Virgil. Thomson, Virgil, 1896 – 1989, American composer, critic, and organist, b. Kansas City, Mo. Thomson studied in Paris with Nadia Boulanger. http://www.infoplease.com/ce6/people/A0848563.html

17. Virgil Thomson At MusicalHeritage.com Select a genre from below for works by Thomson, Virgil. Ballet; Band Music; Chamber Music; Choral Music; Concerto; Film Music; Keyboard Music; Miscellaneous Music http://www.musicalheritage.com/performer/Thomson-Virgil/8048

My Account Help Home New Releases ... View Cart Classical Jazz Media Storage Composers Conductors Performers ... Boxed Sets Virgil Thomson Top Picks Conductor(s): James Sedares Ensembles(s): New Zealand Symphony Orchestra Label: Naxos Number of Discs: Total time: Available in U.S. only. Member Price: Virgil Thompson: The Plow that Broke the Plains; The River Conductor(s): Angel Gil-Ordóñez Ensembles(s): Post-Classical Ensemble Label: Naxos Number of Discs: Total time: Available in U.S. only. Member Price: Compositions Select a genre from below for works by Thomson, Virgil Ballet Band Music Chamber Music Choral Music ... Vocal Music Biography Born Nov 25th 1896 in Kansas City, MO Died Sep 30th 1989 in New York, NY Modern (1910-1949) Perhaps best known for his collaborations with author Gertrude Stein , American composer and music critic Virgil Thomson was born in Kansas City. He began playing piano at the age of five and began taking lessons with local teachers at age 12. He studied organ from 1909 until 1917, and again in 1919. As a young man, Thomson worked as an organist in his family's church of Calvary Baptist, as well as in other churches throughout Kansas City. After attending Central High School from 1908 to 1913

18. IHAS Virgil Garnett Thomson Companion material from the PBS series I Hear America Singing notes his life and his work as composer and music critic. http://www.pbs.org/wnet/ihas/composer/thomson.html

document.write(unescape("%3Cscript src='" + (document.location.protocol == "https:" ? "https://sb" : "http://b") + ".scorecardresearch.com/beacon.js' %3E%3C/script%3E")); VIRGIL GARNETT THOMSON A s America celebrates the centenary of Virgil Thomson's birth in 1896 with revivals of his works and a new biography in preparation, there is increasing awareness of what a musician's musician this composer and critic truly was. As a composer he created over 150 compositions which skillfully melded indigenous and cosmopolitan influences, while as a writer and lecturer, he devoted himself energetically to elevating musical standards and taste, to creating a wider public for classical music, and to creating a legacy of some of the most elegant, urbane, and intelligent prose that modern music journalism has witnessed. Returning to Harvard in 1922, he took his degree in 1923. For the next three years he commuted between New York and Boston where he served as organist for the King's Chapel, and he began to contribute serious music journalism to publications like Mencken's American Mercury and Vanity Fair. It was not long, however, before Europe would once again exert its siren call, and for the next sixteen years he would cross the Atlantic frequently. In 1927 he journeyed to Spain to collaborate with Gertrude Stein on their opera, FOUR SAINTS IN THREE ACTS, which they completed in 1928. That same year also produced his SYMPHONY ON A HYMN TUNE, as well as the first of a genre he can be credited with inventing: the musical portrait.

19. Thomson, Virgil - Astro-Databank, Virgil Thomson Horoscope, Born 25 November 189 Astrology data, biography and horoscope chart of Virgil Thomson born on 25 November 1896 Kansas City MO, USA http://www.astro.com/astro-databank/Thomson,_Virgil

Thomson, Virgil From Astro-Databank Jump to: navigation search Virgil Thomson natal chart (Placidus) natal chart English style (Equal houses) Virgil Thomson Name Thomson, Virgil Gender : M born on 25 November 1896 at 15:15 (= 3:15 PM ) Place Kansas City MO, USA, Timezone CST h6w (is standard time) Data source Accuracy in question Rodden Rating C Astrology data Asc. add Virgil Thomson to 'my astro' Biography American musician, considered one of the masters of American music criticisms and composer of the only film score ever awarded a Pulitzer Prize. Thomson grew up in turn-of-the-century Kansas City, and was educated in a provincial Baptist milieu. All through his adolescence and childhood, he resisted composing until 1920 at Harvard. He lived in Paris from 1925 until 1932, and was influenced by French composer Eric Satie. In 1939, he returned to New York. He wrote deeply moving religious music, but his masterpiece is considered to be "Four Saints in Three Acts," 1934, for which Gertrude Stein wrote the libretto. His musical score for the documentary film "Louisiana Story" in 1948 received the only Pulitzer Prize ever awarded for a film score. He died in 1989.

20. Thomson, Virgil Sheet Music, Free Piano Sheet Music Thomson, Virgil Free Piano Sheet Music Sheet Music for Piano Printable Music Sheet. http://pianosheetmusic.writtenmelodies.com/Artists/Thomson-Sheet-Music.html

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