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Born: November 25, 1896 in Kansas City, MO
Years Active: 20 's, 30 's, 40 's, 50 's, 60 's, 70 's, 80 's
Died: September 30, 1989 in New York, NY
Genre: Classical

Biography:
Thomson is one of the few true modernists in America. 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-s ...More >>

Discography: 1994 Mostly About Love: Songs & Vocal Works 1990 Mother of Us All (1947) 1982 Four Saints in Three Acts (1934) More >>

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Virgil Thomson at 90

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Influenced By: Erik Satie Nadia Boulanger Charles Ives More >> Followers: Ned Rorem Aaron Copland More >>

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