as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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Recent Examples of composer
North Hollywood High School celebrated the grand opening of its new performing arts center, named after one of its former students, legendary composer John Williams.
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Unified School District officials held a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday for a new performing arts center at North Hollywood High School named in honor of alumnus and famed film composer John Williams.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
David Vanacore was the most celebrated composer of the evening, picking up the Golden Note Award for his entire career, but also getting the annual kudos that have regularly become his due on top of the lifetime achievement honor.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Campbell, a Grammy and Drama Desk Award-winning music director, conductor, orchestrator, composer and arranger, has led the music department for more than a dozen Broadway shows including Death Becomes Her, Once Upon A Mattress and Some Like it Hot.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
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Matthew Rodriguez, CBS News, 30 Apr. 2026
Los Angeles Unified School District officials held a grand opening ceremony on Wednesday for a new performing arts center at North Hollywood High School named in honor of alumnus and famed film composer John Williams.
—City News Service, Daily News, 30 Apr. 2026
David Vanacore was the most celebrated composer of the evening, picking up the Golden Note Award for his entire career, but also getting the annual kudos that have regularly become his due on top of the lifetime achievement honor.
—Chris Willman, Variety, 29 Apr. 2026
Campbell, a Grammy and Drama Desk Award-winning music director, conductor, orchestrator, composer and arranger, has led the music department for more than a dozen Broadway shows including Death Becomes Her, Once Upon A Mattress and Some Like it Hot.
—Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 29 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
Noun
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Batiste left the show in 2022, and the musician Louis Cato was promoted to bandleader.—
Mark Yarm,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Alex Ligertwood, an acclaimed musician best known as the main vocalist for Santana, has died.—
Theresa Braine,
New York Daily News,
3 May 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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