Virgil Thomson Born: 25 November 1896 , Kansas City (USA)Died: 30 September 1989
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[details ←] Praises and Prayers
Vocal,
[details ←] The Mother of Us All
Vocal,
[details ←] Pange Lingua
Organ,
[details ←] 5 Choral Preludes
Organ, choral
[details ←] Shakespeare Songs
Piano,
[details ←] Party Pieces (Sonorous and Exquisite Corpses)
Piano, Flute, Clarinet, Bassoon,
[details ←] Five Songs from William Blake
[details ←] Organ Voluntaries
Organ,
[details ←] 9 Etudes (Set 2)
Piano,
[details ←] Passacaglia
Organ,
[details ←] 17 Portraits (1982-84)
Piano,
[details ←] Sonata #3
Piano,
[details ←] 4 Portraits
Piano, Cello,
[details ←] Prelude
Organ,
[details ←] Mass for Solo Voice or Unison Choir
Vocal, choral
[details ←] Filling Station
Piano,
[details ←] Sonata For Flute Alone
Flute,
[details ←] Synthetic Waltzes
Piano,
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Compositions include: 3 operas: The Mother of Us All, Four Saints in Three Acts, Lord Byron. 3 symphonic pieces written for films: The River, The Plough That Broke the Plains, & Louisiana Story. Filling Station (A ballet) a symphonic piece called: Symphony on a Hymn Tune and many other musical pieces in all forms.
Biography
Prolific American composer.and music critic. Contemporary of Aaron Copland . Studied in Paris in the twenties with Nadia Boulanger along with and at the same time as Aaron Copland . Part of the ex-patriate American cultural crowd of the 20s.
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Vincent Ghadimi : Premiere of the opera " Decamero lala" for Orchestra and children choir, in the "Palais des Beaux-Arts", Brussels, Belgium, conducted by the composer. (Songs with piano version edited by lantromusic, including a book with pictures for children).
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John Cage : Premiere of Concerto for Piano and Orchestra, in New York, USA.
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