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composers

noun

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a person who writes musical compositions a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas

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Recent Examples of composers Seven composers, aged 17 to 24, composed new scores for these films under the mentorship of some of the industry’s top professionals. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 18 Aug. 2026 The greatest change was observed for women composers, whose employment has surged since 2007, when there were no women composers working across the top 100 movies. — Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 Founding member Ben Hardesty, one of the film’s composers, makes his acting debut in the movie, expanding on what began as a pair of song placements into a larger collaboration with Patterson. — Sophie Miller, Rolling Stone, 13 Aug. 2026 About 1908 Austrian composer Arnold Schoenberg abandoned traditional tonality altogether, becoming one of the first composers to write consistently atonal works. — Encyclopedia Britannica, 13 Aug. 2026 The album shines a light on composers that even some Ukrainians aren't particularly familiar with. — Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 July 2026 In keeping with the festival’s overall theme, all the composers are American, including Benjamin Britten, Arthur Foote, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gwyneth Walker. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Featuring pieces by composers Igor Stravinsky and Franz Schubert. — La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 All that ended after the Second World War when New York became a capital not just for painters and sculptors but poets, novelists and composers. — Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026

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In 2000, the crew put on The Word Music, a four-day festival that gathered experimental poets, musicians, and more.

— Erika Owen, Condé Nast Traveler, 19 Aug. 2026
The experience will also recreate Shrimp Boat Sound, Buffett’s Key West recording studio, and feature interviews with family members, bandmates, crew, friends, fishing buddies, boat builders, producers, authors, musicians and business associates.

— SPIN Staff, SPIN, 19 Aug. 2026

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