“I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.” IfsWritingYearsLongEnoughSeemsFourThirdsFinishedOpera Author:Virgil Thomson
“The way to write American music is simple. All you have to do is be an American and then write any kind of music you wish.” WayWritingKindWishSimpleMusic IsAmerican Music Author:Virgil Thomson
“Reviewing music or reviewing anything is a writing job. It's nice if you are experienced in the field you are writing about, but writing is what you are doing.” IfsWritingJobsNiceFields Book:A Virgil Thomson reader Source: A Virgil Thomson reader
“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
