Virgil Thomson

Quick Facts

Full Name	Virgil Thomson
Occupation	Composer
Date Of Birth	Nov 25, 1896(1896-11-25)
Age	128
Date Of Death	1989-09-30
Birthplace	Kansas City
Country	United States
Birth City	Missouri
Horoscope	Scorpio

Virgil Thomson Biography

Virgil Thomson is one of the most popular and richest Composer who was born on November 25, 1896 in Kansas City, Missouri, United States. A composer and critic, he played an integral role in the creation of the American Sound in classical music. He wrote two operas in collaboration with Composer and critic who was instrumental in the development of the ‘American Sound’ in classical music. He wrote two operas with Gertrude Stein, ‘Four Saints in Three Acts’ and ‘The Mother of Us All.’ He also composed incidental music for Orson Welles’ version of ‘Macbeth’ from 1936., “Four Saints, in Three Acts as well as “The Mother of Us All..’ He also composed the incidental music in Orson Welles’ adaptation of Macbeth from 1936.

He became friends with He befriended Ernest Hemingway when he moved to Paris in the 1940s. when the writer relocated to Paris in the late 1940s.

He was born into the Reorganized Church of Christ the Savior of Latter-day Saints. He was a student at Harvard University thanks to a loan from the Mormon church.

Virgil Thomson Net Worth

Virgil Thomson is one of the richest Composer from United States. According to our analysis, Wikipedia, Forbes & Business Insider, Virgil Thomson 's net worth $5 Million. (Last Update: December 11, 2023)

He was a student of He studied with Erik Satie at Harvard. He was a student under Nadia Boulanger while in Paris where he attained great popularity. at Harvard. It was his first year of study with Nadia Boulanger while in Paris which is where he achieved fame and acclaim.

He was given his National Medal of Arts in 1988.

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Facts & Trivia

Virgil Ranked on the list of most popular Composer. Also ranked in the elit list of famous people born in United States. Virgil Thomson celebrates birthday on November 25 of every year.

What are Virgil Thomson's best known works?

His operas are among his best-known works; Four Saints in Three Acts (1928) and The Mother of Us All (1947) , the latter based on the life of Susan B. Anthony, boast libretti by Thomson’s close friend Gertrude Stein, an avant- garde American writer.

Who is Virgil Thomson?

Virgil Thomson (November 25, 1896 – September 30, 1989) was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the “American Sound” in classical music.

Did Virgil Thomson study with Nadia Boulanger?

Virgil Thomson (1896 – 1989) was a many-faceted composer of great originality and a music critic of singular brilliance. After studying at Harvard, he moved to Paris to study with Nadia Boulanger , and remained in France for most of the next 15 years, meeting Cocteau, Stravinsky, Satie and the artists of Les Six.

Where is Virgil Thomson from?

Kansas City, MO

At what college did Howard Hanson Teach for over 40 years?

Notable students During the course of his forty-year tenure as Director of the Eastman School of Music , Howard Hanson also served as a member of the faculty of Composition. Several of his students won the Pulitzer Prize for Music including: Dominick Argento, John La Montaine and Robert Ward.