Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989

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Name (Hebrew)
תומסון, וירג'יל, 1896-1989
Name (Latin)
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-1989
Other forms of name
Thomson, V. (Virgil), 1896-1989
Thomson, Virgil, 1896-
Date of birth
1896-11-25
Date of death
1989-09-30
Field of activity
Composition (Music)
Musical criticism
Occupation
Composers
Music critics
Gender
male
MARC
MARC

Other Identifiers

VIAF: 79167878
Wikidata: Q544485
Library of congress: n 50012238
Sources of Information
  • 7 traceries [SR] p1998:label (V. Thomson) container (Virgil Thomson)
  • Baker, 8th ed.(Thomson, Virgil (Garnett); b. Nov. 25,1896, Kansas City, Mo., d. Sept. 30, 1989, N.Y.; composer, music critic)
  • Four saints in three acts, 1934.
  • N.Y. times, 10-1-89:p. 1 ff. (Virgil Thomson; d. New York, Sept. 30, 1989)
  • Wikipedia, July 17, 2015(Virgil Thomson; born November 25, 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri; died September 30, 1989 in Manhattan; composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist, a neoclassicist, and a neoromantic)
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