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She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers.
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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But then what is a biographer to do with John Williams, one of the greatest composers of our or anybody’s lifetime, but also one of the most avuncular?
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
In October, the outlet also reported that composer John Williams would score the movie, marking his 30th overall collaboration with Spielberg over the course of their careers.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Joseph Byrd, the co-founder, composer, and bandleader of the psych-rock outfit United States of America, has died, reports The New York Times.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025
The group included the Broadway producer Harold Prince, the playwright Arthur Laurents, the composer Mary Rodgers, and the actors Lee Remick and Roddy McDowall.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 Dec. 2025
In October, the outlet also reported that composer John Williams would score the movie, marking his 30th overall collaboration with Spielberg over the course of their careers.
—Tommy McArdle, PEOPLE, 16 Dec. 2025
Joseph Byrd, the co-founder, composer, and bandleader of the psych-rock outfit United States of America, has died, reports The New York Times.
—Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 15 Dec. 2025
The group included the Broadway producer Harold Prince, the playwright Arthur Laurents, the composer Mary Rodgers, and the actors Lee Remick and Roddy McDowall.
—Michael Schulman, New Yorker, 15 Dec. 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 19 Dec. 2025.
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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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