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composers

noun

plural of composer

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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 Every year, more than 27,000 members of the Television Academy — actors and editors, showrunners and composers, the people who actually make television — sit down with their ballots and decide who walks away with an Emmy. — Clayton Davis, Variety, 27 Aug. 2026 Additionally, Muspratt engages the audience by sharing stories about the composers and their compositions during the concerts and greeting them in person afterward. — Barbara Vitello, Chicago Tribune, 24 Aug. 2026 The Classic catalog includes pieces by Bach, Debussy, Chopin, Beethoven, Mozart, Liszt, Brahms, and other composers. — Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 23 Aug. 2026 For his part, Noseda has done an exceptional job in championing major Black composers at home and on record. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026 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 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

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Elsewhere in New York, Harry Styles was also among the musicians paying tribute to Parton on Wednesday.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
Playing in a seedy Bowery bar to a small group of fellow struggling musicians, the band struck a chord of disharmony that rocked the foundation of the mid-seventies music scene.

— Anthony D'Alessandro, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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