Virgil Thomson Autograph

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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Current items with a signature of Virgil Thomson

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thumbnailVirgil Thomson Classical Composer American Sound Signed Autograph Bookplate$59.99logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson, American Composer/Critic Signed 3 x 5 Index Card with COA$26.00logo
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.

At Harvard, Thomson focused his studies on the piano work of Erik Satie. He studied in Paris on fellowship for a year, and after graduating lived in Paris from 1925 until 1940. While studying in Paris he was influenced by several French composers who were members of "Les Six" including: Darius Milhaud, Francis Poulenc, Arthur Honegger, and Georges Auric. He eventually studied with Nadia Boulanger and became a fixture of "Paris in the twenties". Read even more about Virgil Thomson at Wikipedia

Traded items with a signature of Virgil Thomson

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 (2) was September 2012 with an average selling price of $24.25 for an autographed item of Virgil Thomson. Sold items reached their highest average selling price in January 2010 with $295.00 and the month that saw the lowest prices with $6.00 was March 2014. In average, an autographed item from Virgil Thomson is worth $15.00.

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thumbnailGREAT MUSICAL COMPOSER VIRGIL THOMSON SIGNED PAGE AND GREAT PRINT D.1989$10.50logo
thumbnailPhila.Orchestra Program 1959-60 Season Signed By Virgil Thomson & Gyorgy Sandor$35.00logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson Classical Composer Signed Autograph$44.99logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson Classical Music Neoclassicist Composer Signed Autograph Note$69.99logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson composer signed bookplate$6.00logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson signed 3x 5 card Composer American Sound D'1989$14.96logo
thumbnailVIRGIL THOMSON SIGNED LETTER AND DRAWING $67.66logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson was an American composer and critic Hand Signed Large Page$11.38logo
thumbnailVIRGIL THOMSON, composer/critic, AUTHENTIC HAND SIGNED BOOKPLATE$15.00logo
thumbnailVirgil Thomson- Signed Postcard (Composer)$10.00logo

Latest News about Virgil Thomson

‘Four Saints in Three Acts’ Review: An Opera Becomes a One-Man Show (09/20/22): The actor David Greenspan is a tour-de-force, taking on all the roles of Gertrude Stein and Virgil Thomson’s large-cast opera from 1934, sans music. Go to news article

When a Critic Put on the ‘Best of All American Operas’ (01/22/20): Anthony Tommasini recalls organizing a student production of Virgil Thomson and Gertrude Stein’s “The Mother of Us All” in the early 1980s. Go to news article