as in musicians
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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Recent Examples of composers
Moss, who also works in publishing, advised composers about the possibility of a single song assignment, or SSA.
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Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Penned by Black Doves writer Joe Barton, Amadeus is a reimagining of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and will expand and interrogate the mythic rivalry of the two composers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Victory will be the first national broadcast theme created for NBA coverage by three Black composers, who crafted orchestral, rock and hip-hop versions.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Warren hosted dinner parties in the residence, located at the base of Coit Tower, that attracted movie stars, best-selling authors, opera divas, aristocrats, photographers and composers.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Many of the top composers would have been performing their scores live for the first time.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Other composers recognized include Tom Howe for Paramount+ series Knuckles and Apple TV’s Shrinking, while Sola Akingbola received a BMI network TV award for Bob Hearts Abishola.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
This program also features pianist Orion Weiss playing Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune, which playfully mimics many of his fellow composers.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Few composers, if any, have made a bigger mark on 21st century screen entertainment than Nicholas Britell.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Rafa Sales Ross, Variety, 17 Oct. 2025
Penned by Black Doves writer Joe Barton, Amadeus is a reimagining of Peter Shaffer’s award-winning stage play, and will expand and interrogate the mythic rivalry of the two composers.
—Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 Oct. 2025
Victory will be the first national broadcast theme created for NBA coverage by three Black composers, who crafted orchestral, rock and hip-hop versions.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2025
Warren hosted dinner parties in the residence, located at the base of Coit Tower, that attracted movie stars, best-selling authors, opera divas, aristocrats, photographers and composers.
—David Caraccio, Sacbee.com, 3 Oct. 2025
Many of the top composers would have been performing their scores live for the first time.
—Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 3 Oct. 2025
Other composers recognized include Tom Howe for Paramount+ series Knuckles and Apple TV’s Shrinking, while Sola Akingbola received a BMI network TV award for Bob Hearts Abishola.
—Sophie Williams, Billboard, 30 Sep. 2025
This program also features pianist Orion Weiss playing Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune, which playfully mimics many of his fellow composers.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Few composers, if any, have made a bigger mark on 21st century screen entertainment than Nicholas Britell.
—Scott Feinberg, HollywoodReporter, 23 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for composers
musicians
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This crowd-pleaser doesn’t principally tell Jarrett’s story, though, but that of the promoter, Vera Brandes, who began booking musicians as a teenager and was not yet 20 at the time of Jarrett’s triumph.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Following his death, Beyoncé, Lauryn Hill, Missy Elliott, Nile Rodgers and many more musicians paid tribute to the musician.—
Jason Newman,
Rolling Stone,
15 Oct. 2025
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“Composers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composers. Accessed 22 Oct. 2025.
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