Virgil Thomson : composer on the aisle / Anthony Tommasini
1997, First Edition. New York : W.W. Norton & Co. Fine cloth copy in an equally fine dust-wrapper, in a protective plastic sleeve. Well-preserved overall. Item #454047
ISBN: 0393040062
Physical description; xiii, 605 pages, 24 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits ; 25 cm. Notes; Contains extensive discussion of Thomson's collaboration with Gertrude Stein on their opera *Four saints in three acts*, with several photos of the original production featuring an all-African American cast. Subjects; Thomson, Virgil, 1896–1989. Composers United States Biography. American music 20th century History and criticism. Opera United States History and criticism.
Price: €14.95