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Virgil Thomson

Born

in Kansas City, Missouri, The United States

November 25, 1896

Died

September 30, 1989

Website

https://www.virgilthomson.org/

Genre

Music

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Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic.

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Average rating: 3.87 · 122 ratings · 17 reviews · 81 distinct works

	The State of Music 3.73 avg rating — 11 ratings — published 1939 — 16 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgil Thomson: A Reader: Selected Writings, 1924-1984 by Virgil Thomson, Richard Kostelanetz (Editor) 4.33 avg rating — 9 ratings — published 2002 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Music with Words: A Composer's View 3.70 avg rating — 10 ratings — published 1989 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgil Thomson Reader 4.71 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1981 — 6 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Music Chronicles 1940–1954: The Musical Scene / The Art of Judging Music / Music Right and Left / Music Reviewed / Other Writings by Virgil Thomson, Tim Page (Editor) 4.13 avg rating — 8 ratings — published 2014 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The Mother of Us All: Vocal Score 3.29 avg rating — 7 ratings — published 1986 — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	The State of Music & Other Writings by Virgil Thomson, Tim Page (Editor) 3.83 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2016 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgil Thomson 3.33 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 1977 — 10 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein: Four Saints in Three Acts (Music of the United States of America, Volume 18) by Virgil Thomson, Gertrude Stein, H. Wiley Hitchcock (Editor) 2.67 avg rating — 6 ratings — published 2008 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	American music since 1910 3.75 avg rating — 4 ratings — 8 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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“I've never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.”
― Virgil Thomson

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“The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.”
― Virgil Thomson

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“I have never known a musician who regretted being one. Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down. ”
― Virgil Thomson

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