“A libretto that should never have been accepted on a subject that should never have been chosen bya man who should never have attempted it.” MenShouldHas BeensSubjectsAcceptedChosenGershwin Author:Virgil Thomson
“Every composer's music reflects in its subject-matter and in its style the source of the money the composer is living on while writing the music.” WritingMatterSubjectsStyleSourceComposerSubject MatterLiving On Book:A Virgil Thomson reader Source: A Virgil Thomson reader
