Quote of the day
With me poetry has been not a purpose, but a passion; and the passions should be held in reverence: they must not — they cannot at will be excited, with an eye to the paltry compensations, or the more paltry commendations, of mankind.
Virgil Thomson
Born: November 25, 1896
Died: September 30, 1989 (aged 92)
Bio: Virgil Thomson was an American composer and critic. He was instrumental in the development of the "American Sound" in classical music.
Known for:
- The Plow That Broke the Plains (1936)
- Louisiana Story (1948)
- The River (1938)
- The Goddess (1958)
- King Lear (1953)