composers

plural of composer
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 The greatest change was observed for women composers, whose employment has surged since 2007, when there were no women composers working across the top 100 movies. Angelique Jackson, Variety, 13 Aug. 2026 The album shines a light on composers that even some Ukrainians aren't particularly familiar with. Brittney Melton, NPR, 29 July 2026 Nine of Hollywood’s top composers are credited on the film, including Michael Abels, Emily Bear, Lukas Frank, Michael Giacchino, James Newton Howard, Henry Jackman, Nami Melumad, Brandon Roberts, and Alan Silvestri. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 28 July 2026 In keeping with the festival’s overall theme, all the composers are American, including Benjamin Britten, Arthur Foote, Heitor Villa-Lobos and Gwyneth Walker. Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 26 July 2026 Featuring pieces by composers Igor Stravinsky and Franz Schubert. La Jolla Light, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 July 2026 All that ended after the Second World War when New York became a capital not just for painters and sculptors but poets, novelists and composers. Steven Johnson, Washington Post, 14 July 2026 Instead, the filmmaker enlisted an unprecedented nine different composers to score separate orchestrations for the fake movies of Behemoth! Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 13 July 2026 Hosted at Hard Rock Northern Indiana, the orchestra will perform a selection of stirring 19th-century anthems by Romantic-era composers. Philip Potempa, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for composers
musicians
Noun
  • Contemporary Christian musicians Jeremy Camp and Andrew Ripp fill out the bill.
    Jennifer Day, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • Songs by Harry Styles, Bad Bunny, Bruno Mars, Olivia Rodrigo, Drake and Taylor Swift have all interrupted Langley’s reign – and some of those musicians have done so more than once.
    Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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