Virgil Thomson

by Virgil Thomson

Book Overview

Virgil Thomson - An Autobiography This description may be from another edition of this product.

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: B004ALTNVW
• Release Date: January 1966
• Publisher: Alfred A Knopf
• Weight: 1.65 lbs.

Customer Reviews

Thoroughly enjoyable

I found this autobiography by Virgil Thomson thoroughly enjoyable. I was led to read it after seeing his name consistently referenced by some leading historiographers of the 20th century such as Joseph Horowitz and Harvey Sachs. Reading this work has encouraged me to do a little more research into his life since he is extremely shy about sharing his private life, especially any events that demonstrated his homosexuality. If he was so concerned about hiding this rather important part of his personality, I could not help but to wonder how much else he portrayed in veiled sequences. Nonetheless, his obvious brilliance and the delectable way that he uses the English language makes his story telling absolutely riveting. I just don't know how much of it is true.