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Randall Thompson

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Randall Thompson

Born: 1899 Died: 1984

Ira Randall Thompson was born in New York City, April 21, 1899, and died in Boston, July 9, 1984. The son of an English teacher, Randall never strayed far from the academic environment. His early musical pursuits began at an old reed organ on the family summer farm in Vienna, Maine. His first attempts at composition began around 1915 with a piano sonata and a Christmas partsong. In 1916 he entered Harvard University he auditioned for the chorus but was turned down by its conductor, Archibald T. Davison, who eventually became his mentor. Thompson later mused, "My life has been an attempt to strike back."

His early works, including several songs, varied considerably in style. But in 1922 he began studies at the American Academy in Rome where, inspired by the master composers of the Renaissance, he developed the musical style which led him to the forefront of American choral composers. During his career he intermingled both teaching and composing, having been director of the prestigious Curtis Institute of Music as well as a professor at his alma mater, Harvard University. Though he composed symphonies, songs, operas and instrumental works, he is best known for his choral compositions.

Compositions ( See Discography.)

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Song NameArrangerComposerArtistRecording TitleFormat
II. We Have Counted the CostRandall ThompsonSinging StatesmenA Testament 1 CDMORE DETAILS
III. We Fight Not For GloryRandall ThompsonSinging StatesmenA Testament 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Felices terRandall ThompsonAmerican Repertory SingersYe Shall Have Song - Music of Randall Thompson 1 CDMORE DETAILS
IV. I Shall Not Die Without A HopeRandall ThompsonSinging StatesmenA Testament 1 CDMORE DETAILS
-AlleliuiaRandall ThompsonPeninsula Women's ChorusCarols and Lullabies 1 CDMORE DETAILS
-The Carol of the RoseRandall ThompsonPeninsula Women's ChorusCarols and Lullabies 1 CDMORE DETAILS
A Girl's GardenRandall ThompsonNew Orleans Children's ChorusLooking Back and Looking Up 2 CDsMORE DETAILS
Agnus DeiRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Agnus Dei Randall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonRandall ThompsonRandall ThompsonA Cappella Compositions for Women's VoicesSheet MusicMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonCantusAgainst The Dying Of The Light 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonKansas City ChoraleAlleluia - An American Hymnal 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonRobert Shaw Chamber SingersAngels On High 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonConcordia ChoirF. Melius Christiansen 135th Anniversary Concert 2 CDsMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonLuther College Pike KorFinding A Voice 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonRobert ShawGloria: Music of Praise & Inspiration 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonVocalessenceGratitude, Gravy and Garrison 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonSanta Fe Desert ChoraleHarmony of the Heavens 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonVoices of AscensionHear My Prayer 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonCantusLive Vol. 2 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonLatvian Radio ChoirMagnificat 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonPacific ChoraleMusica 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonHandel and Haydn SocietyPeace 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Alleluia Randall ThompsonSt. Olaf ChoirSeoul Olympic Arts Festival 2 CDsMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonAmbassadors of HarmonySounds of the Seasons 2009DVDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonCantusTidings 1 CDMORE DETAILS
AlleluiaRandall ThompsonAmerican Repertory SingersYe Shall Have Song - Music of Randall Thompson 1 CDMORE DETAILS
BenedictusRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Benedictus & HosannaRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Bitter-SweetRandall ThompsonAmerican Repertory SingersYe Shall Have Song - Music of Randall Thompson 1 CDMORE DETAILS
But These Are TheyRandall ThompsonAmerican Repertory SingersYe Shall Have Song - Music of Randall Thompson 1 CDMORE DETAILS
But These Are They That Forsake The LordRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Choose Something Like A Star Randall ThompsonSeattle Girls' ChoirMosaic 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Choose Something Like A StarRandall ThompsonManitou Singers of St. Olaf CollegeRepertoire For Women's Voices Vol 5 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Choose Something Like a Star (from Frostiana)Randall ThompsonChor LeoniCircle of Compassion 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Come InRandall ThompsonWomen's Chorus of DallasAmerican Rhapsody 1 CDMORE DETAILS
CredoRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
CredoRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Fare WellRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Fare WellRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
GloriaRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
GloriaRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Glory To God In The HighestRandallThompsonSan Francisco Choral ArtistsSo Gracious Is The Time - An American Christmas 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Glory to God in the Highest Randall ThompsonLuther College Nordic ChoirThe Road Home 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Glory to God in the HighestRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Have Ye Not Known?Randall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Have Ye Not Known?Randall ThompsonAmerican Repertory SingersYe Shall Have Song - Music of Randall Thompson 1 CDMORE DETAILS
HosannaRandall ThompsonCamerata SingersWorks of Randall Thompson and Libby Larsen 1 CDMORE DETAILS
Howl YeRandall ThompsonSchola Cantorum of OxfordRandall Thompson - The Peaceable Kingdom 1 CDMORE DETAILS
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