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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
This program also features pianist Orion Weiss playing Dohnányi's Variations on a Nursery Tune, which playfully mimics many of his fellow composers.
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Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Were there specific Japanese artists or composers that helped inform the score?
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 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
So just to be in a city like Vienna, where some of these great composers actually lived and worked, was pretty exciting.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
His favorite composers in his youth included Bartok, Stravinsky, Hindemith and John Cage.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Home to some of the greatest artists, composers, writers, and philosophers of recent centuries, Germany is a cradle of history and bastion of contemporary culture, filled with enriching sights to explore and experience on your next journey.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The breakfast will celebrate the fall season of Broadway and features exclusive conversations with its actors, directors, composers, and more.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Iconic classical composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Strauss, created masterpieces in Vienna.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 25 Sep. 2025
Were there specific Japanese artists or composers that helped inform the score?
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 24 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
So just to be in a city like Vienna, where some of these great composers actually lived and worked, was pretty exciting.
—Ralphie Aversa, USA Today, 19 Sep. 2025
His favorite composers in his youth included Bartok, Stravinsky, Hindemith and John Cage.
—George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Sep. 2025
Home to some of the greatest artists, composers, writers, and philosophers of recent centuries, Germany is a cradle of history and bastion of contemporary culture, filled with enriching sights to explore and experience on your next journey.
—AFAR Media, 18 Sep. 2025
The breakfast will celebrate the fall season of Broadway and features exclusive conversations with its actors, directors, composers, and more.
—William Earl, Variety, 18 Sep. 2025
Iconic classical composers, such as Beethoven, Mozart, Schubert and Strauss, created masterpieces in Vienna.
—Laura Manske, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for composers
musicians
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Rosselló would resign his post that same year, but the friendship between the two musicians has endured.—
Leila Cobo,
Billboard,
1 Oct. 2025
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Unlike producers or session musicians, songwriters often don’t get paid up front for their time in the studio.—
Ethan Millman,
HollywoodReporter,
1 Oct. 2025
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“Composers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composers. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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