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She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers.
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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The acclaimed composer, musician and producer died Sunday night at his home in Bel Air, California.
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The composer also earned Best Original Song Oscar nominations for the tune The Eyes of Love from the 1968's Banning, as well as the title song from the 1969's For Love of Ivy.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Quincy Jones, the musical giant who did it all as a record producer, film composer, multi-genre artist, entertainment executive and humanitarian, has died.
—Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
From breathing new creative life into Frank Sinatra and Count Basie’s careers in the 1960s, making Michael Jackson a solo star with Off the Wall and Thriller and becoming one of the first major black composers of film scores, Jones was a towering figure in the modern music industry.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Nov. 2024
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Lisa Respers France, CNN, 5 Nov. 2024
The composer also earned Best Original Song Oscar nominations for the tune The Eyes of Love from the 1968's Banning, as well as the title song from the 1969's For Love of Ivy.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes, 4 Nov. 2024
Quincy Jones, the musical giant who did it all as a record producer, film composer, multi-genre artist, entertainment executive and humanitarian, has died.
—Jennifer Frederick, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Nov. 2024
From breathing new creative life into Frank Sinatra and Count Basie’s careers in the 1960s, making Michael Jackson a solo star with Off the Wall and Thriller and becoming one of the first major black composers of film scores, Jones was a towering figure in the modern music industry.
—Spin Staff, SPIN, 4 Nov. 2024
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composer
noun
com·pos·er
kəm-ˈpō-zər 
: one that composes
especially
: a person who writes music
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