Examples of composer in a Sentence
She prefers Mozart and Beethoven to modern composers.
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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The Emmy, Grammy and Oscar-winning composer is back on the tally under his own name with the release of the Sinners score.
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sound & Screen Television, where the spotlight turns onto the composers of TV’s top shows.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Stray Tendrils • The visual and audible combination of Ellie crying into one of Joel’s old shirts and Gustavo Santaolalla’s haunting score has to be a slight nod to one of the most heartbreaking scenes in cinematic history, which featured the same character action and the same composer.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2025
Other career highlights include hosting the Oscars in 2013, performing with legendary composer John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl, and recording a duet with Barbra Streisand for her Billboard 200-topping album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 29 Apr. 2025
Sound & Screen Television, where the spotlight turns onto the composers of TV’s top shows.
—The Deadline Team, Deadline, 28 Apr. 2025
Stray Tendrils • The visual and audible combination of Ellie crying into one of Joel’s old shirts and Gustavo Santaolalla’s haunting score has to be a slight nod to one of the most heartbreaking scenes in cinematic history, which featured the same character action and the same composer.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 27 Apr. 2025
Other career highlights include hosting the Oscars in 2013, performing with legendary composer John Williams at the Hollywood Bowl, and recording a duet with Barbra Streisand for her Billboard 200-topping album Encore: Movie Partners Sing Broadway.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 23 Apr. 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 14 May. 2025.
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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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