Randall Thompson

Randall Thompson
Born(1899-04-21)April 21, 1899
DiedJuly 9, 1984(1984-07-09) (aged 85)
Resting placeMount Auburn Cemetery, Cambridge, Massachusetts
42°22′12″N 71°08′40″W / 42.3701°N 71.1445°W / 42.3701; -71.1445
NationalityAmerican
EducationHis teachers included A.T. Davidson, Edward Burlingame Hill and Walter Spalding at Harvard; Ernest Bloch in New York; and Gian Francesco Malipiero in Asolo, Italy as a Prix de Rome winner.
Known forchoral composition
SpouseMargaret Quayle Whitney
Children4
RelativesDaniel Varney Thompson, Jr., brother

Randall Thompson (April 21, 1899 – July 9, 1984) was an American composer, particularly noted for his choral works.