
This is a biography of Virgil Thomson (1896-1989) as a composer, a critic and a gay man. It chronicles his search for a place in the world and how he came to accept his sexuality.

In this vivid portrayal of a giant in American twentieth-century music and criticism, Anthony Tommasini recounts Thomson's experiences as a composer, critic, and gay man. Tommasini chronicles Thomson's upbringing in turn-of-the-century Kansas City, along with his struggle to...