Prized Composers
Virgil Thomson
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Awards:
Guggenheim Fellowship (1960)
Pulitzer Prize (1949): The Louisiana Story: Chorale for Orchestra
Other Compositions for Winds:
Cantante Eamus (1982) for 3 Trumpet, 3 Trombone, Percussion
Study Piece: Portrait of a Lady (1969) for Band
Edges: Portrait of Robert Indiana (1966) for Piano, arr. for Band
At the Beach (1949) concert waltz for trumpet and band (arr. from “Le Bains-bar”)
A Solemn Music (1949) for Band
The Louisiana Story: Chorale (unpublished)
Joyful Fugue (arr. C. Fussell)