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    Virgil Thomson

    Virgil Thomson

    298 songs
    Total 19 albums

    The Mother of Us All (The Santa Fe Opera feat. conductor: John Crosby)

    1992
    TitleListen
    Disc 1
    The Mother of Us All: Overture "A Political Meeting"3:14
    The Mother of Us All: Act I, Scene 1 / Prologue6:47
    The Mother of Us All: Act I, Scene 217:10
    The Mother of Us All: Act I. Interlude "Cold Weather" / Scene 39:37
    The Mother of Us All: Act I, Scene 410:20
    The Mother of Us All: Act I, Scene 513:54
    Disc 2
    The Mother of Us All: Act II, Scene 1 / Last Intermezzo12:56
    The Mother of Us All: Act II, Scene 213:10
    The Mother of Us All: Act II, Scene 320:00

    Four Saints in Three Acts

    1992
    TitleListen
    Disc 1
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Prologue10:42
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 1. "Saint Teresa in a storm at Avila"5:46
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 2. "Saint Teresa could be photographed"1:56
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 3. "Saint Teresa as a young girl being widowed" / "Many saints seen"2:41
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 4. "Could all four saints not only be in brief"3:26
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 5. "Saint Ignatius could be in porcelain"3:25
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 6. "A scene and withers"3:01
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act I, Tableau 7. "Saint Teresa has been with him"4:21
    Disc 2
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act II. "Act two... Saint Ignatius was very well known"4:55
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act II. "How many saints are there in it"4:27
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act II. "Scene eight... To wait"11:17
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. "With withdrawn"4:01
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. "Pigeons on the grass alas"12:21
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. "Scene five... Alive"1:12
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. "Once in a while and where and where around"2:08
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. "One two three as one"6:56
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act III. Intermezzo1:35
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Prologue to Act IV. "Act four... How many acts are there in it"1:51
    Four Saints in Three Acts: Act IV. "One at a time regularly"3:47
    Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains" Album Cover

    Music for the Films, "The River" & "The Plow That Broke the Plains"

    1986
    TitleListen
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: I. Prelude1:19
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass)1:22
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle2:29
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)2:24
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: V. Drought1:00
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: VI. Devastation4:00
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": I. Salute to the Wind1:48
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": II. Dialogue1:59
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": III. Love Scene3:23
    Concertino for harp, strings & percussion "Autumn": IV. Promenade1:52
    The River, Suite: I. The Old South9:50
    The River, Suite: II. Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley4:45
    The River, Suite: III. Soil Erosion and Floods5:26
    The River, Suite: IV. Finale3:55

    The River / The Plow That Broke the Plains

    1989
    TitleListen
    The River: The Old South0:38
    The River: Prologue3:44
    The River: [untitled]3:43
    The River: Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley4:27
    The River: Soil Erosion & Floods7:49
    The River: Finale3:41
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Prelude & Fugue3:34
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Grass -- Pastorale1:16
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Cattle2:02
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: The Homesteader4:06
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: War and the Tractor3:21
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Blues (Speculation)2:00
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Drought1:24
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Wind and Dust2:28
    The Plow That Broke the Plains: Devastation4:19
    Modern American Vocal Works Album Cover

    Modern American Vocal Works

    1999
    TitleListen
    Knoxville: Summer of 1915, op. 24 (In Memory of My Father)14:13
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: I. At Saint Patrick's Purgatory1:32
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: II. Church Bell at Night0:58
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: III. St. Ita's Vision3:06
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: IV. The Heavenly Banquet1:16
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: V. The Crucifixion1:57
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: VI. Sea-Snatch0:40
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: VII. Promiscuity0:42
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: VIII. The Monk and His Cat2:18
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: IX. The Praises of God0:53
    Hermit Songs, op. 29: X. The Desire for Hermitage3:25
    Old American Songs, Set 1: I. The Boatmen's Dance (Minstrel Song, 1843)3:31
    Old American Songs, Set 1: II. The Dodger (Campaign Song)2:10
    Old American Songs, Set 1: III. Long Time Ago (Ballad)3:11
    Old American Songs, Set 1: IV. Simple Gifts (Shaker Song)1:35
    Old American Songs, Set 1: V. I Bought Me a Cat (Children's Song)2:13
    Old American Songs, Set 2: I. The Little Horses (Lullaby)2:54
    Old American Songs, Set 2: II. Zion's Walls (Revivalist Song)2:01
    Old American Songs, Set 2: III. The Golden Willow Tree (Anglo-American Ballad)3:34
    Old American Songs, Set 2: IV. At the River (Hymn Tune)3:04
    Old American Songs, Set 2: V. Ching-a-ring Chaw (Minstrel Song)1:32
    Stabat Mater5:31
    Capital, Capitals17:06
    Great American Landscapes Album Cover

    Great American Landscapes

    1992
    TitleListen
    Grand Canyon Suite: I. Sunrise5:24
    Grand Canyon Suite: II. Painted Desert5:40
    Grand Canyon Suite: III. On the Trial7:45
    Grand Canyon Suite: IV. Sunset4:56
    Grand Canyon Suite: V. Cloudburst8:54
    Suite from "The River": I. The Old South9:50
    Suite from "The River": II. Industrial Expansion in the Mississippi Valley4:46
    Suite from "The River": III. Soil Erosion and Floods5:28
    Suite from "The River": IV. Finale3:54
    El Salón México10:40
    American Miniatures Album Cover

    American Miniatures

    1992
    TitleListen
    Fanfare for the Common Man3:44
    Quiet City8:55
    Autumn (Concerto for Harp, Strings, and Percussion): Salute to the Wind1:48
    Autumn (Concerto for Harp, Strings, and Percussion): Dialogue2:00
    Autumn (Concerto for Harp, Strings, and Percussion): Love Scene3:24
    Autumn (Concerto for Harp, Strings, and Percussion): Promenade1:50
    Adagio for Strings9:00
    Letter From Home6:41
    John Henry3:41
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: I. Prelude1:19
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: II. Pastorale (Grass)1:22
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: III. Cattle2:29
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: IV. Blues (Speculation)2:24
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: V. Drought1:00
    The Plow That Broke the Plains, Suite for orchestra: VI. Devastation4:00

    Louisiana Story / The Plow that Broke the Plains

    1992
    TitleListen
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Prelude: Prologue1:50
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Grass: Pastorale1:28
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Cattle3:07
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Blues2:55
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Drought0:59
    The Plow that Broke the Plains Suite: Devastation5:48
    Louisiana Story Suite: Pastoral: The bayou and the marsh buggy6:55
    Louisiana Story Suite: Chorale: The derrick arrives3:30
    Louisiana Story Suite: Passacaglia: Robbing the alligator's nest6:36
    Louisiana Story Suite: Fugue: Boy fights alligator3:43
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: Sadness2:43
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: Papa's Tune0:58
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: A Narrative2:01
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: The alligator and the 'coon2:21
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: Super-sadness1:41
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: Walking Song1:45
    Louisiana Story, Acadian Songs and Dances: The Squeeze Box3:30
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Prelude with Fugal Exposition1:57
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Fugue No. 11:35
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Ruins and Jungles2:40
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Fugue No. 23:29
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Joyous Pastorale2:08
    Power Among Men, Fugues and Cantilenas: Finale4:16
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune / Symphony no. 2 in C major / Symphony no. 3 / Pilgrims and Pioneers Album Cover

    Symphony on a Hymn Tune / Symphony no. 2 in C major / Symphony no. 3 / Pilgrims and Pioneers

    TitleListen
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: I. Allegro militaire4:06
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: II. Andante5:58
    Symphony no. 2 in C major: III. Allegro6:22
    Symphony no. 3: I. Allegro moderato3:51
    Symphony no. 3: II. Tempo di Valzer3:55
    Symphony no. 3: III. Adagio sostenuto4:41
    Symphony no. 3: IV. Allegretto4:00
    Pilgrims and Pioneers9:42
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: I. Introduction and Allegro8:07
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: II. Andante cantabile4:48
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: III. Allegretto3:09
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: IV. Alla breve5:34
    McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of Love Album Cover

    McPhee: Tabuh-Tabuhan / Sessions: The Black Maskers / Thomson: Symphony on a Hymn Tune / The Feast of Love

    1992
    TitleListen
    Tabuh-Tabuhan (Toccata for Orchestra): I. Ostinatos6:32
    Tabuh-Tabuhan (Toccata for Orchestra): II. Nocturne5:07
    Tabuh-Tabuhan (Toccata for Orchestra): II. Finale5:06
    The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): I. Dance: Stridente-sarcastico4:11
    The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): II. Scene: Agitato molto7:38
    The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): III. Dirge: Larghissimo4:59
    The Black Maskers (Orchestral Suite): IV. Finale: Andante moderato un poco agitato4:48
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: I. Introduction and Allegro7:48
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: II. Andante cantabile4:33
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: III. Allegretto3:04
    Symphony on a Hymn Tune: IV. Allegro5:16
    The Feast of Love7:43
    The Plow That Broke the Plains / The River Album Cover

    The Plow That Broke the Plains / The River

    2007
    TitleListen
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Prelude4:04
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Pastorale (Grass)1:19
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Cattle2:06
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: The Homesteader2:47
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Warning1:29
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: War and the Tractor3:54
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Speculation (Blues)2:54
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Drought1:45
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Wind and Dust2:03
    The Plow that Broke the Plains: Devastation4:33
    The River: Prelude0:40
    The River: First Forest1:00
    The River: A Big River2:46
    The River: Cotton Pickers2:42
    The River: Rains1:19
    The River: Logging2:00
    The River: Coal2:37
    The River: Floods7:38
    The River: Requiem1:13
    The River: Tenancy3:20
    The River: Finale3:23
    Early And As Remembered Album Cover

    Early And As Remembered

    1991
    TitleListen
    In Paris: Prelude4:13
    In Paris: La Valse Grégorienne2:35
    In Paris: Preciosillo4:04
    Three Portraits: Madame Dubost Chez Elle0:41
    Three Portraits: Clair Leonard's Profile0:54
    Three Portraits: Russell Hitchcock, Reading1:09
    Five Phrases From the Song of Solomon4:35
    Four New England Portraits: A Day-Dream: A Portrait of Herbert Whiting1:43
    Four New England Portraits: Meditation: A Portrait of Jere Abbott1:41
    Four New England Portraits: Hymn: A Portrait of Josiah Marvel1:35
    Four New England Portraits: The Hunt Hymn: A Portrait of A.E. Austin1:18
    Three French Boys: Portrait of Claude Biais1:14
    Three French Boys: A French Boy of Ten: Louis Lange0:54
    Three French Boys: Maurice Bavoux: Young and Alone1:57
    Three Parision Portraits: Poltergeist: A Portrait of Hans Arp0:50
    Three Parisian Portraits: Aria: A Portrait of Germaine Hugnet3:02
    Three Parisian Portraits: Swiss Waltz: A Portrait of Sophie Tauber-Arp2:09
    At the Chelsea Hotel: At the Beach5:20
    At the Chelsea Hotel: Peter Monro Jack: Scottish Memories2:07
    At the Chelsea Hotel: Homage to Marya Freund and to the Harp1:19
    Five Shakespeare Songs: 1. 'Was This Fair Face the Cause?'; 2. 'Take, O, Take Those Lips Away'; 3. 'Tell Me Where Is Fancy Bred'; 4. 'Paradon, Goddess of the Night'; 5. 'Sigh No More, Ladies'11:26
    Man of Iron: A Portrait of Will Eisenhart2:13
    The Courtship of the Yongly-Bongly-Bo7:18
    Dr. Marcel Roche: Making a Decision1:15
    Mally Davies: Terminations0:52
    Jane Bowles: Early and as Remembered2:01