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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While the movie is quintessential Disney, with jaw-dropping animation coupled with the fantastic score of composers and husband-wife team Robert Lopez and Kristen Anderson-Lopez, translating that to a stage is another beast altogether.
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Labrinth Labrinth, the Emmy-winning British composer and songwriter responsible for the show's signature score, made his exit known in March 2026.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Prolific Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer is credited for the season premiere episode’s music instead of British artist Labrinth, who wrote the music for the first two seasons and was widely credited with giving the show a melodically unique identity.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The composers Raffaele Calace and Carlo Munier set out to write music of a quality the academies could not ignore.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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David John Chávez, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
Labrinth Labrinth, the Emmy-winning British composer and songwriter responsible for the show's signature score, made his exit known in March 2026.
—Jane Lacroix, PEOPLE, 12 Apr. 2026
Prolific Hollywood film composer Hans Zimmer is credited for the season premiere episode’s music instead of British artist Labrinth, who wrote the music for the first two seasons and was widely credited with giving the show a melodically unique identity.
—Alli Rosenbloom, CNN Money, 12 Apr. 2026
The composers Raffaele Calace and Carlo Munier set out to write music of a quality the academies could not ignore.
—Tim Parks, New Yorker, 11 Apr. 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 20 Apr. 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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