Remininscences of Virgil Thomson : oral history, 1977.

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Remininscences of Virgil Thomson : oral history, 1977.

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Family background; childhood in Kansas City; study with Nadia Boulanger; comparison of university and conservatory-oriented musical education systems; the process of writing music, working methods; musical theater in the United States; limitations of electronic music.

Transcript: 107 leaves.Tape: 2 reels.

Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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Columbia University in the City of New York, Columbia University Libraries

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