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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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This trumpet player and composer, Rob Mazurek, plays with percussionist Chad Taylor in the band Chicago Underground.
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The composer with the most radical influence on the second half of the 20th century, John Cage, was born and grew up here.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
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Awards were handed out to 22 songwriters and composers across 14 categories, with more than 70% of the honorees winning an Ivor Novello for the first time.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 May 2025
Featuring interviews with several of Burton’s collaborators, including actors Keaton, Ryder, Ortega, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, composer Danny Elfman and producers Denise Di Novi and Derek Frey, Wood’s Untitled Tim Burton Docuseries is still seeking a distributor.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 23 May 2025
The composer with the most radical influence on the second half of the 20th century, John Cage, was born and grew up here.
—Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 23 May 2025
Explore Charli xcx Lola Young Myles Smith See latest videos, charts and news
Awards were handed out to 22 songwriters and composers across 14 categories, with more than 70% of the honorees winning an Ivor Novello for the first time.
—Thomas Smith, Billboard, 22 May 2025
Featuring interviews with several of Burton’s collaborators, including actors Keaton, Ryder, Ortega, Johnny Depp, Helena Bonham Carter, Danny DeVito, composer Danny Elfman and producers Denise Di Novi and Derek Frey, Wood’s Untitled Tim Burton Docuseries is still seeking a distributor.
—Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 20 May 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 3 Jun. 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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