as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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To that end, their 3 p.m. program in St. Paul’s will add a work by local composer Martin Rokeach to a program that also includes pieces by Beethoven and Brahms.
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Linklater is about to set out with this film, as well his other 2025 release, Blue Moon which stars Ethan Hawke as famed composer Lorenz Hart, on the Fall film festival circuit.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
Sky released a first look at the limited series Thursday, with Paul Bettany starring as envious court composer Antonio Salieri and Gabrielle Creevy as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
This season will feature Oratorio by Hendrich Schutz, favorite Irish composers, a musical experience from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and America’s Anniversary Concert for children in honor of the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 21 Aug. 2025
Linklater is about to set out with this film, as well his other 2025 release, Blue Moon which stars Ethan Hawke as famed composer Lorenz Hart, on the Fall film festival circuit.
—Pete Hammond, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2025
Sky released a first look at the limited series Thursday, with Paul Bettany starring as envious court composer Antonio Salieri and Gabrielle Creevy as Constanze Weber, Mozart’s fiercely loyal wife.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 21 Aug. 2025
This season will feature Oratorio by Hendrich Schutz, favorite Irish composers, a musical experience from Tolkien’s Lord of the Rings and America’s Anniversary Concert for children in honor of the 250th birthday of the Declaration of Independence.
—Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
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The musician completed his run on The Show: Live on Tour in October 2024, just days before his One Direction bandmate Liam Payne died at the age of 31.—
Larisha Paul,
Rolling Stone,
18 Aug. 2025
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The full episode featuring Swift arrived the following day, with the musician sharing more details about the LP — including its cover art, production team and tracklist — on the show and in an Instagram post.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
18 Aug. 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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