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composer

[ kuhm-poh-zer ]

noun

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


composer

/ əˈəʊə /

noun

  1. a person who composes music
  2. a person or machine that composes anything, esp type for printing
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Word History and Origins

Origin of composer1

First recorded in 1555–65; compose + -er 1
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Telling composers that they can think big inevitably means they will think even bigger.

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Some young composers perform at iconic lakeside venues, others appear in lesser-known spaces worthy of discovery — think a sunrise concert in a hidden villa.

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Their concert will include a performance of the final work by Pulitzer-winning US composer George Walker, which was written as a response to the 2015 Charleston church shooting.

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The Broadway musical will round out the various iterations of this timeless story with music by Mexican singer Joy Huerta — one half of the duet Jesse y Joy — and composer Benjamin Velez.

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And there, like an old friend, is Cronenberg’s regular composer Howard Shore with a synth moan to keep the mood unnerving.

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