Selected Letters of Virgil Thomson

by Tim Page ; Virgil Thomson ; Vanessa Weeks Page

ISBN: 0671621173
ISBN-13: 9780671621179
Format: Book

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Publisher: Summit Books
Published date: 1988
Pages: 413

Publisher's Notes

Gathers letters Thomson wrote to writers, artists, conductors, and fellow composers, and includes background information.

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