- (book) "The State of Music" (1961)
- (book) "The Musical Scene" (1945)
- (book) "The Art of Judging Music" (1948)
- (book) "Music Right and Left" (1951)
- (book) "Virgil Thomson" (1966)
- (book) "Music Reviewed, 1940-54 (1967)
- (book) "American Music Since 1910" (1971)
- (book) "A Virgil Thomson Reader" (1981)
- (book) "Music with Words" (1989)
- Composed music for some of the volumes in Time-Life Records' 12-LP series "The Sounds of History", a companion piece to their series "The LIFE History of the United States".
- Composed the incidental music for the Leslie Howard "Hamlet", which played Broadway in 1936, immediately after John Gielgud first played the role on the New York stage.
- (1952) Stage Play: The Grass Harp. Comedy. Written by Truman Capote. From the novel by Truman Capote. Incidental music by Virgil Thomson. Conducted by Claude Monteux. Scenic Design by Cecil Beaton. Costume Design by Cecil Beaton. Assistants to Cecil Beaton: Edith Lutyens and Stephen Tichacek. Directed by Robert Lewis. Martin Beck Theatre: 27 Mar 1952- 26 Apr 1952 (36 performances). Cast: Jay Barney (as "The Postmaster"), Georgia Burke (as "Catherine Creek"), Russell Collins (as "Judge Charlie Cool"), Val Dufour (as "The Sheriff"), Gertrude Flynn (as "The Baker's Wife"), Jonathan Harris (as "Dr. Morris Ritz"), Ralph Hertz (as "The Reverend"), Sterling Holloway (as "The Barber"), Anthony McGrath (as "Big Eddie Stover"), Mildred Natwick (as "Dolly Talbo"), Ruth Nelson (as "Verena Talbo"), Alice Pearce (as "Miss Baby Love Dallas"), Lenka Peterson (as "Maude Riordan"), Jules Racine (as "Brophy"), Larry Robinson (as "Sam"), Jane Smith (as "The Choir Mistress"), Susan Steell (as "The Reverend's Wife"), Johnny Stewart (as "Collin Talbo"). Produced by Arnold Saint Subber. Produced in association with Rita Allen. Note: Produced on film as The Grass Harp (1995).
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