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Name
  
Virgil Thompson

Role
  
Composer

Movies
  
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Died
  
September 30, 1989, New York City, New York, United States

Education
  
Conservatoire de Paris, Harvard University

Awards
  
Kennedy Center Honors, Pulitzer Prize for Music

Compositions
  
Four Saints in Three Acts, Four Saints in Three Acts, The Mother of Us All, The Mother of Us All, Lord Byron, Lord Byron, Louisiana Story, Louisiana Story, Pastorale on a Christmas Plainsong, Pastorale on a Christmas Plainsong, Ragtime Bass in C-sharp, Ragtime Bass in C-sharp, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: IV Blues, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: IV Blues, Praises and Prayers: No 4 Before Sleeping, Praises and Prayers: No 4 Before Sleeping, Symphony no 2 in C major: III Allegro, Symphony no 2 in C major: III Allegro, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: II Andante cantabile, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: II Andante cantabile, Suite from "The River": I The Old South, Suite from "The River": I The Old South, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: I Prelude with Fugal Exposition, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: I Prelude with Fugal Exposition, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: VI Devastation, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: VI Devastation, Suite from "The River": II Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley, Suite from "The River": II Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: IV Fugue no 2, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: IV Fugue no 2, Louisiana Story Suite: III Passacaglia Robbing the alligator's nest, Louisiana Story Suite: III Passacaglia Robbing the alligator's nest, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: VI Finale, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: VI Finale, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: II Grass Pastorale, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: II Grass Pastorale, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: III A Narrative, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: III A Narrative, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: I Prelude Prologue, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: I Prelude Prologue, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: III Cattle, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: III Cattle, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: V Joyous Pastorale, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: V Joyous Pastorale, Louisiana Story Suite: II Chorale The derrick arrives, Louisiana Story Suite: II Chorale The derrick arrives, Symphony no 2 in C major: II Andante, Symphony no 2 in C major: II Andante, Sonata for Flute Alone: II Adagio, Sonata for Flute Alone: II Adagio, Suite from "The River": III Soil Erosion and Floods, Suite from "The River": III Soil Erosion and Floods, Symphony no 3: IV Allegretto, Symphony no 3: IV Allegretto, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: VI Walking Song, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: VI Walking Song, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: I Sadness, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: I Sadness, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: V Super-sadness, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: V Super-sadness, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: III Allegretto, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: III Allegretto, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: II Fugue no 1, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: II Fugue no 1, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: V Drought, The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: V Drought, Symphony no 2 in C major: I Allegro militaire, Symphony no 2 in C major: I Allegro militaire, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: IV The alligator and the 'coon, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: IV The alligator and the 'coon, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: II Papa's Tune, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: II Papa's Tune, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: VII The Squeeze Box, Lousiana Story - Acadian Songs and Dances: VII The Squeeze Box, Sonata for Flute Alone: I Adagio - Allegro, Sonata for Flute Alone: I Adagio - Allegro, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: I Introduction and Allegro, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: I Introduction and Allegro, Symphony no 3: II Tempo di Valzer, Symphony no 3: II Tempo di Valzer, Sonata for Flute Alone: III Vivace, Sonata for Flute Alone: III Vivace, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: III Ruins and Jungles, Power Among Men - Fugues and Cantilenas: III Ruins and Jungles, Suite from "The River": IV Finale, Suite from "The River": IV Finale, Louisiana Story Suite: I Pastoral The bayou and the marsh buggy, Louisiana Story Suite: I Pastoral The bayou and the marsh buggy, Symphony no 3: III Adagio sostenuto, Symphony no 3: III Adagio sostenuto, Pilgrims and Pioneers, Pilgrims and Pioneers, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: IV Alla breve, Symphony on a Hymn Tune: IV Alla breve, Louisiana Story Suite: IV Fugue Boy fights alligator, Louisiana Story Suite: IV Fugue Boy fights alligator, Symphony no 3: I Allegro moderato, Symphony no 3: I Allegro moderato, Praises and Prayers: No 2 My Master Hath a Garden, Praises and Prayers: No 2 My Master Hath a Garden

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Virgil Thompson is an American author. Her first published novel was the 2002 crime drama Final Things: A Novel of Suspense. She lives in Connecticut.

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Biography

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The author was born in Norwalk, Connecticut on March 23. She lived most of her life in New England, where she raised her son Ryan.


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References

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