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. 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". More about Virgil Thomson
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Thomson was born in Kansas City, Missouri. As a child he befriended Alice Smith, great-granddaughter of Joseph Smith, founder of the Latter-day Saint movement. During his youth he often played the organ in Grace Church, (now Grace and Holy Trinity Cathedral), as his piano teacher was the church's organist. After World War I, he entered Harvard University thanks to a loan from Dr. Fred M. Smith, the president of the Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints, and father of Alice Smith. His tours of Europe with the Harvard Glee Club helped nurture his desire to return there.In total, we tracked 53 items since 01/01/2008. The chart below shows the trade volume over time.
The most expensive item with a signature of Virgil Thomson (Virgil Thomson D.1989 Signed Typed Letter Autograph Composer) was sold in December 2022 for $299.99 while the cheapest item (S1045. VIRGIL THOMSON COMPOSER, AUTOGRAPHED SIGNED POST CARD DATED 10/26/1978. V) found a new owner for $1.99 in April 2020. The month with the most items sold (5) was April 2020 with an average selling price of $11.50 for an autographed item of Virgil Thomson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in December 2022 with $299.99 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $1.99 was March 2020. In average, an autographed item from Virgil Thomson is worth $17.19.
Most recently, these items with a signature of Virgil Thomson were sold on eBay - click here for more items.
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1971 Gerhard Sammuel & Virgil Thomson Signed Old Broadway Theatre Playbill L18 | $9.99 | ||
1971 Gerhard Sammuel & Virgil Thomson Signed Old Broadway Theatre Playbill L18 | $9.99 | ||
Composer Virgil Thomson Large Autograph on an Album Page | $24.95 | ||
COMPOSER~MUSIC CRITIC VIRGIL THOMSON (1896-1989) AUTOGRAPH INDEX CARD~ | $17.19 | ||
RARE - Virgil Thomson - Autograph signed framed 1983 program Concerts for Peace | $69.00 | ||
Virgil Thomson D.1989 Signed Typed Letter Autograph Composer | $299.99 | ||
Virgil Thomson Signed Book Photo / Autographed American Composer | $48.99 | ||
Virgil Thomson Signed News Clipping / Autographed American Composer | $34.99 | ||
Virgil Thomson Virgil Thompson & Richard Stoltzman signed autographed 2 photos | $29.99 | ||
VIRGIL THOMSON. Composer, 1949 Pulitzer Prize Music. Typed Quote Signed & ALS | $124.50 |