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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The concert stars Ben Platt and Rachel Zegler, with Brown pulling double duty as composer and director from behind the piano.
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
The band broke up in the 1980s, but Copeland quickly found a new path as a composer.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Some composers embraced piano rolls; some even wrote music specifically for them.
—Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
Multiple artists who've recorded Schlitz's material shared tributes to the composer following his death.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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Ct Jones, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
The band broke up in the 1980s, but Copeland quickly found a new path as a composer.
—Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 19 Apr. 2026
Some composers embraced piano rolls; some even wrote music specifically for them.
—Steven Melendez, Scientific American, 17 Apr. 2026
Multiple artists who've recorded Schlitz's material shared tributes to the composer following his death.
—Jack Irvin, PEOPLE, 17 Apr. 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 24 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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