IHAS: Virgil Garnett Thomson
Companion material from the PBS series I Hear America Singing notes his life and his work as composer and music critic.
The Kennedy Center Honors: Virgil Thomson
Biography and portrait accompanying the Center's 1983 ceremonies. Includes analysis of his musical and writing talents and of his skill as critic and composer.
Thomson, Virgil Garnett
Entry from the Grove Concise Dictionary of Music at WQXR radio summarizes his life and lists major works. Includes comments on his years as a music critic.
Virgil Garnett Thomson (1896-1989)
Listing at The Lied and Art Song Texts Page with lyrics to selected vocal works in English, Spanish, German, and French.
Virgil Garnett Thomson and the Musical Portrait
Brief biography, key works, suggested reading, timeline, recommended recordings, quotes, and historical and societal context from Humanities Web.
Virgil Thomson
Biography, key works, articles, review.
Virgil Thomson
Essay for the Lesbian and Gay Knitting Circle of South Bank (UK) University. Includes biography, works, film works, writings, and a bibliography.
Virgil Thomson
Biography and musical analysis from Classical Net's Basic Repertoire List includes links to related composers.
Virgil Thomson
Biographical text accompanying the Alice Neel painting of the composer at the Smithsonian Institution's National Portrait Gallery.
Virgil Thomson
Entry at US Opera lists his three operas and one libretto and includes details of his final operatic work, Lord Byron.
Virgil Thomson
Filmography at IMDb lists movies and television programs using his music. Includes biography and comments on his music criticsm and his Pulitzer Prize winning film score.
Virgil Thomson
Summaries of his music and life with suggested links from the Classical Composers Databasee.
Virgil Thomson
Find A Grave entry with birth and death dates, summary of life and works, portrait photograph, and interactive memorial.
Virgil Thomson
Biographical sketch summarizing his musical style and genres with Naxos discography.
Virgil Thomson
Wikipedia entry with life, summary of works, internal references to related people and topics, and photograph.
Virgil Thomson
Filmography showing films and television programs scored plus other cinematic use of his works from the Internet Movie Database.
Virgil Thomson Foundation
Official site. Includes biography, vignettes of his life and times, print and online resources, and works list plus information about the foundation and its grants.
Virgil Thomson: Vignettes of His Life and Times
Biographical and analytical essay by Paul Wittke.