as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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There was David Gamson, a 24-year-old electronics wizard and composer-in-training who helped to shape Cupid and Psyche 85’s extravagant layers of sampled and synthesized sound, a tapestry of iridescent edges whose startling complexity was inspired in part by his interest in classical counterpoint.
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Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
Also at the press conference were Haarla, producer Daniel Kuitunen, and composer Eicca Toppinen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Kudos to the intense camerawork of cinematographer Philip Roy and composer Andrew Hulshult's ominous score that provide support for the suffocating plot.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Singer, songwriter, musician, and composer Jon Batiste will play a single concert in conjunction to the Colorado Symphony Gala on May 9, 2025.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Andy Cush, Pitchfork, 15 Feb. 2026
Also at the press conference were Haarla, producer Daniel Kuitunen, and composer Eicca Toppinen.
—Alex Ritman, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
Kudos to the intense camerawork of cinematographer Philip Roy and composer Andrew Hulshult's ominous score that provide support for the suffocating plot.
—Jeff Spry, Space.com, 13 Feb. 2026
Singer, songwriter, musician, and composer Jon Batiste will play a single concert in conjunction to the Colorado Symphony Gala on May 9, 2025.
—Libby Smith, CBS News, 13 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
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The documents merely contain biographical details about the late rock singer’s career during the 1960s, along with other musicians of that era, such as Otis Redding.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
15 Feb. 2026
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The film climaxes with a triumphant visit by the musicians, some in their 90s, to New York’s Carnegie Hall.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
15 Feb. 2026
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 19 Feb. 2026.
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