Examples of composer in a Sentence
She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers.
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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This 1787 imagining, by architect and designer Felice Soave and Giocondo Albertolli, was the setting for a love affair between Giuditta Cantù Turino, the frescoist Appiano’s great-niece, and Vincenzo Bellini, Italy’s most romantic and melodramatic operatic composer.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Not long after, a composer texted to say how the same director had just brought up his name and love for the short.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Sterling Nasa was volunteered by a friend after Academy Award-winning composer Justin Hurwitz asked if there were any capable sight readers in the audience at Sydney’s Darling Harbour Theatre, CNN affiliate 7News reported.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
In anticipation of this sporting event, Symphony San Jose is presenting a Symphonic World Cup on June 6-7 at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose, featuring works by some star international composers.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026
Not long after, a composer texted to say how the same director had just brought up his name and love for the short.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 1 June 2026
Sterling Nasa was volunteered by a friend after Academy Award-winning composer Justin Hurwitz asked if there were any capable sight readers in the audience at Sydney’s Darling Harbour Theatre, CNN affiliate 7News reported.
—Jack Guy, CNN Money, 1 June 2026
In anticipation of this sporting event, Symphony San Jose is presenting a Symphonic World Cup on June 6-7 at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose, featuring works by some star international composers.
—Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 3 Jun. 2026.
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composer
noun
com·pos·er
kəm-ˈpō-zər 
: one that composes
especially
: a person who writes music
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