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Virgil Thomson

Virgil Thomson

Born: 25th November 1896, Kansas City, Missouri, U.S.A

Died: 30th September 1989, New York, U.S.A

Nationality: American

Virgil Thomson was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music. He has been described as a modernist, a neoromantic, a neoclassicist, and 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".

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    10th Jul 2026by Ellena Spirrett

    As we celebrate the past 250 years of American music, we look at some of the most prominent and influential composers in American history. In this article, we explore the work of five mid-century American composers: Aaron Copland, Walter Piston, Irving Fine, Ned Rorem, and Virgil Thomson.  

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