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Virgil Thomson Signature - Composer

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Virgil Thomson Signature - Composer
<B>Virgil Thomson Signature</B></I> on card 5.5" x 2", mounted on stiff card stock with a brief biographical sketch. Thomson (1896-1989) was an American composer from Missouri, whose rural background gave a sense of place in his compositions. He established himself in New York City, as a peer of Aaron Copland and was also a music critic for the <I>New York Herald-Tribune</B></I> from 1940 through 1954. His writings on music are noted for their wit and their independent judgments. In the 1930s, he worked as a theatre and film composer. He won the Pulitzer Prize for Music in 1949 with his film score for <I>Louisiana Story.</B></I> Very fine.<BR><BR><b>Shipping:</b> Flat Material, Small (<a target="_blank" href="http://www.heritageauctions.com/common/shipping.php">view shipping information</a>)