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Brief biography, key works, suggested reading, timeline, recommended recordings, quotes, and
historical and societal context from Humanities Web.
http://www.humanitiesweb.org/cgi-bin/human.cgi?s=c&p=c&a=i&ID=90
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The Kennedy Center Honors: Virgil Thomson
Biography and portrait accompanying the Center's 1983 ceremonies. Includes analysis of his musical
and writing talents and of his skill as critic and composer.
http://www.kennedy-center.org/programs/specialevents/honors/history/honoree/thomson.html
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Thomson, Virgil Garnett
Entry from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music at WQXR radio summarizes his life and lists major
works. Includes comments on his years as a music critic.
http://www.wqxr.com/cgi-bin/iowa/cla/learning/grove.html?record=9324
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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
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Virgil Thomson
Entry at US Opera lists his three operas and one libretto and includes details of his final
operatic work, Lord Byron.
http://www.hapka.com/usopera/composers/thomsonv/
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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
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Virgil 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
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Virgil Thomson
Essay for the Lesbian and Gay Knitting Circle of South Bank (UK) University. Includes biography,
works, film works, writings, and a bibliography.
http://www.sbu.ac.uk/stafflag/virgilthomson.html
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Virgil Thomson's Writings
Essay by Karen L. Carter-Schwendler for the International Alliance for Women in Music discusses
perceived biases in Thomson's musical criticism toward women composers.
http://music.acu.edu/www/IAWM/articles/june95/thomson.html
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Virgil Thomson
Filmography at IMDb lists movies and television programs using his music. Includes biography and
comments on his music criticsm and his Pulitzer Prize winning film score.
http://us.imdb.com/Name?Thomson,+Virgil
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Virgil Thomson: Vignettes of His Life and Times
Biographical and analytical essay by Paul Wittke.
http://www.schirmer.com/composers/thomson/essay.html
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Virgil Thomson
Biography, key works, articles, review.
http://www.schirmer.com/composers/thomson_bio.html
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