as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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Lebohang Morake — the Grammy-winning South African composer behind the film’s opening Zulu vocals — filed a federal civil complaint in California on March 16 against the comedian, Learnmore Jonasi, alleging that the translation is false and damaging to his life’s work.
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Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The bodies, representing thousands of producers, directors, writers, composers and performers from across the EU, noted that the decision was significant from a cultural standpoint, especially for a relatively small territory such as the Wallonia-Brussels region.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Best known as the composer of nearly 100 film scores, including Spellbound, Ben Hur and King of Kings, Rózsa helped established a late romantic-dramatic musical language as the lingua franca of film music.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The description by the composer (who is also his librettist) can hardly be bettered.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Joe Kottke, NBC news, 27 Mar. 2026
The bodies, representing thousands of producers, directors, writers, composers and performers from across the EU, noted that the decision was significant from a cultural standpoint, especially for a relatively small territory such as the Wallonia-Brussels region.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 27 Mar. 2026
Best known as the composer of nearly 100 film scores, including Spellbound, Ben Hur and King of Kings, Rózsa helped established a late romantic-dramatic musical language as the lingua franca of film music.
—Scott Cantrell, Dallas Morning News, 27 Mar. 2026
The description by the composer (who is also his librettist) can hardly be bettered.
—Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 27 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
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The orchestra itself is a diverse group of musicians.—
Madeline Montgomery,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
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Marking its 30th anniversary, the Litchfield Jazz Festival encompasses a camp of jazz students and a festival of local and national jazz musicians of renown July 24-26 in Washington.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
29 Mar. 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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