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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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Classical composers used dice to randomly compose songs.
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The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Finding people from that era — producers, directors, writers, composers and actors — was a blast.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Conservatory students also study work by African American composers, which has often been left out of traditional music education institutions.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
During World War II, Britain’s National Gallery put on a series of concerts featuring German composers like Beethoven.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Beyond not knowing how to connect with the French cinema world, the agent suggests that international composers are sometimes deterred by the smaller upfront fees, not realizing this is often counterbalanced by France’s robust music royalty system, overseen by rights body SACEM.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Other composers with growing international renown on the Grande Ourse roster include Guillaume Roussel and Olivier Arson.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Beyond awards success, a bigger gamechanger for the composers at Grand Ourse has been the arrival of the streamers, says Delemazure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Jewish composers wrote most of the best Christmas music—so how about some great new stuff for the festival of lights?
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
The Atlantic Science Desk, The Atlantic, 28 Dec. 2024
Finding people from that era — producers, directors, writers, composers and actors — was a blast.
—Los Angeles Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, 26 Dec. 2024
Conservatory students also study work by African American composers, which has often been left out of traditional music education institutions.
—Domenica Bongiovanni, The Indianapolis Star, 26 Dec. 2024
During World War II, Britain’s National Gallery put on a series of concerts featuring German composers like Beethoven.
—Andrew Higgins, New York Times, 22 Dec. 2024
Beyond not knowing how to connect with the French cinema world, the agent suggests that international composers are sometimes deterred by the smaller upfront fees, not realizing this is often counterbalanced by France’s robust music royalty system, overseen by rights body SACEM.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Other composers with growing international renown on the Grande Ourse roster include Guillaume Roussel and Olivier Arson.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Beyond awards success, a bigger gamechanger for the composers at Grand Ourse has been the arrival of the streamers, says Delemazure.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 20 Dec. 2024
Jewish composers wrote most of the best Christmas music—so how about some great new stuff for the festival of lights?
—Gord Magill, Newsweek, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Composers.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composers. Accessed 17 Jan. 2025.
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