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
In anticipation of this sporting event, Symphony San Jose is presenting a Symphonic World Cup on June 6-7 at the California Theatre in downtown San Jose, featuring works by some star international composers.
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Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
Notable coloratura arias Coloratura arias are found in the works of Mozart, George Frideric Handel, and many other classical composers.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Over the years, Kurkdjian has collaborated with musicians and composers about how their arts could be mixed together.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
—Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
There’s a hypnotizing 360-shot that starts with Galina and Anton day-drinking and then getting into bed, with composers Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s worrying score pressing upon them, only to come back to the pair in an unchanged, postcoital position.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
Second, women composers of early music operas – traditionally excluded from the operatic canon – have only recently started having their works staged.
—Claire Fontijn, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
As a way of giving back, Zhu, 17, has been a Global Ambassador for the Recovered Voices project since 2022, helping to raise awareness of composers who lost their lives and careers under the Nazi regime.
—Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The Great Filipino Songbook features songs by great Filipino composers, as well as Filipino history.
—Joe Donlon, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 31 May 2026
Notable coloratura arias Coloratura arias are found in the works of Mozart, George Frideric Handel, and many other classical composers.
—René Ostberg, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 May 2026
Over the years, Kurkdjian has collaborated with musicians and composers about how their arts could be mixed together.
—Jennifer Weil, Footwear News, 20 May 2026
The plot is high-class soap opera, offered at a time when most composers were avoiding any subject that glamorized the bourgeoisie.
—Russell Platt, New Yorker, 20 May 2026
There’s a hypnotizing 360-shot that starts with Galina and Anton day-drinking and then getting into bed, with composers Evgueni and Sacha Galperine’s worrying score pressing upon them, only to come back to the pair in an unchanged, postcoital position.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 19 May 2026
Second, women composers of early music operas – traditionally excluded from the operatic canon – have only recently started having their works staged.
—Claire Fontijn, The Conversation, 18 May 2026
As a way of giving back, Zhu, 17, has been a Global Ambassador for the Recovered Voices project since 2022, helping to raise awareness of composers who lost their lives and careers under the Nazi regime.
—Theresa Walker, Oc Register, 14 May 2026
The Great Filipino Songbook features songs by great Filipino composers, as well as Filipino history.
—Joe Donlon, CBS News, 13 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for composers
musicians
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Yet with these new songs out in the world, the three musicians don’t seem particularly bummed not to have their old ones in ready circulation.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
1 June 2026
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Signed into law by President Jimmy Carter in 1979, Black Music Month recognizes the cultural and historical significance of Black musicians.—
Kaley Fedko,
CBS News,
1 June 2026
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“Composers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composers. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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