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> [Every composer's music reflects in its subject-matter and in its style the source of the money the composer is living on while writing the music.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/every-composer-s-music-reflects-in-its-subject-matter-and-in-its/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

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## More by Virgil Thomson

> [I don't have to worry No matter what they do to it, it works.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-don-t-have-to-worry-no-matter-what-they-do-to-it-it-works/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I got myself into a lovely little shall we say controversy with André Breton, by pointing out that the discipline of spontaneity, which he…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-got-myself-into-a-lovely-little-shall-we-say-controversy-with-andr/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [Every composer's music reflects in its subject-matter and in its style the source of the money the composer is living on while writing the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/every-composer-s-music-reflects-in-its-subject-matter-and-in-its/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I let her alone and when she got that finished she left me alone. We trusted each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-let-her-alone-and-when-she-got-that-finished-she-left-me-alone-we/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I never learned to verbalize an abstract musical concept. No thank you. The whole point of being a serious musician is to avoid verbalization…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-never-learned-to-verbalize-an-abstract-musical-concept-no-thank-you/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [In Paris, you learn wit, in London you learn to crush your social rivals, and in Florence you learn poise.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/in-paris-you-learn-wit-in-london-you-learn-to-crush-your-social/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I listened to the pure crystalline notes of one of Mozart's concertos dropping at my feet like leaves from the trees.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-listened-to-the-pure-crystalline-notes-of-one-of-mozart-s-concertos/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I don't care what other critics say, I only hope to be played.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-don-t-care-what-other-critics-say-i-only-hope-to-be-played/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I seem to write an opera about every 20 years; if you live long enough you can write four operas. I finished my third in 1970.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-seem-to-write-an-opera-about-every-20-years-if-you-live-long-enough/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [Musicians own music because music owns them.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/musicians-own-music-because-music-owns-them/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [Let your mind alone, and see what happens.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/let-your-mind-alone-and-see-what-happens/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [Verbal communication about music is impossible except among musicians.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/verbal-communication-about-music-is-impossible-except-among-musicians/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [Whatever deceptions life may have in store for you, music itself is not going to let you down.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/whatever-deceptions-life-may-have-in-store-for-you-music-itself-is/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [The description and explanation is the best part of music reviewing. There is such a thing, and you know it too, as a gift…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/the-description-and-explanation-is-the-best-part-of-music-reviewing/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

> [I look at you and I write down what I hear.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/virgil-thomson/i-look-at-you-and-i-write-down-what-i-hear/)

[Virgil Thomson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/virgil-thomson/)

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