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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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For Good will also feature two new songs for Glinda and Elphaba, with Grande and Erivo both working alongside the musical’s original composer Stephen Schwartz.
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Founded in 1977 by French composer Jacques Loussier, Miraval Studios famously welcomed such recording artists as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Sade, Sting and Elton John before going silent in the early 2000s.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Slatkin’s father was violinist Felix Slatkin, longtime concertmaster of the 20th Century-Fox orchestra under legendary composer Alfred Newman.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 July 2025
This summer recital will feature works by early 1900s French-Venezuelan composer Reynaldo Hahn and his contemporaries Duparc, Chausson, Saint-Saëns, Chaminade, and Poulenc.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 10 July 2025
Founded in 1977 by French composer Jacques Loussier, Miraval Studios famously welcomed such recording artists as Pink Floyd, The Cure, Sade, Sting and Elton John before going silent in the early 2000s.
—Miles Socha, Footwear News, 9 July 2025
Slatkin’s father was violinist Felix Slatkin, longtime concertmaster of the 20th Century-Fox orchestra under legendary composer Alfred Newman.
—Jon Burlingame, Variety, 7 July 2025
This summer recital will feature works by early 1900s French-Venezuelan composer Reynaldo Hahn and his contemporaries Duparc, Chausson, Saint-Saëns, Chaminade, and Poulenc.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 July 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/composer. Accessed 18 Jul. 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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