composer

[ kuhm-poh-zer ]

noun

1. a person or thing that composes.
2. a person who writes music.
3. an author.

composer

/ kəmˈpəʊzə /

noun

1. a person who composes music
2. a person or machine that composes anything, esp type for printing

Word History and Origins

Origin of composer¹

First recorded in 1555–65; compose + -er ¹

Example Sentences

I am a director, producer, a writer, composer, choreographer.

From Ozy

“We hope that giving people more choices for image cropping and previewing what they’ll look like in the tweet composer may help reduce the risk of harm,” it adds, suggesting tweet previews could in future include visual controls for users.

From TechCrunch

The Institute for Composer Diversity polled 120 orchestral seasons and found that fewer than 6 percent of performed works were by composers from “underrepresented racial cultural and ethnic heritages.”

From Vox

In addition to increasing the representation of new composers, the Philharmonic is also commissioning new works that address classical music’s history directly.

From Vox

This effort doesn’t tarnish Beethoven’s legacy — in fact, it celebrates a composer who wanted to break all the rules in pursuit of a better world.

From Vox

Her story, and that of her composer, so unlike those of any other opera, have a drama of all their own.

From The Daily Beast

Almost 80 years ago, the controversy it raised came close to costing its composer his life.

From The Daily Beast

“Lyova, you know I have a funny feeling about this invitation,” he told Levon Atovmyan, a close friend and fellow composer.

From The Daily Beast

They sent me clips of music when they were hiring a composer.

From The Daily Beast

But in any case, Eno was not the appropriate composer for the score.

From The Daily Beast

Henry Rowley Bishop, a noted English music composer, died, aged 68.

From Project Gutenberg

Nicholas Piccini, an eminent musical composer, died at Naples.

From Project Gutenberg

Tausig had a great ambition to be a composer, and in his early youth he published a number of compositions.

From Project Gutenberg

Francis Joseph Haydn, the celebrated musical composer, died.

From Project Gutenberg

If you were an artist or actor or littrateur or composer you might be as well known in San Francisco as in London.

From Project Gutenberg

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