CLASSICAL > composer, conductor, music critic > Virgil%20Thomson

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I thought of myself as a species of knight errant attacking dragons single-handedly and rescuing musical virtue in distress.

Source: On role as critic; in NY Times, 22 Nov 1981.
-- Virgil Thomson, (Nov 25 1896-1989), US composer, conductor, music critic; His forward-looking ideas stimulated new lines of thought among contemporary musicians.


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