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THOMSON, VIRGIL

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THOMSON, VIRGIL
(1896 - 1989) American composer and chief music critic for the New York Times, remembered for his highly original works in all genres of music. Fine content T.L.S. "Virgil Thomson" on his personal letterhead, 1p. 8vo., New York, Mar. 19, 1979, to Michael Judd, in part: "...Artists when young do tend to idealize older artists...When they grow up, they are more influenced by the artists they don't like. In my case the chief dislikes of my maturity have been Tchaikovsky, Sibelius, and Brahms -- exactly the composers that teenagers tend to go for...". Fine condition.