as in musician
a person who writes musical compositions
a versatile composer whose works include operas, symphonies, concertos, and sonatas
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Our first composers on the project were Rob Hyman and Eric Bazilian, who worked on Cyndi Lauper’s first album.
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Keaton Bell, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Netón Vega — who gained recognition as a composer of corridos tumbados — has experimented with trap and reggaetón, releasing his album Mi Vida Mi Muerte this year, which is nominated for eight Billboard Latin Music Awards.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cargile is a composer and 2019 Sundance Fellow known for his symphonic pieces Creation of the Universe (2003) and Audacity of Hope (2009).
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Grieg's Piano Concerto, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Under guest conductor Rune Bergmann, the MSO has lined up a program of music from Scandinavian composers.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Keaton Bell, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2025
Netón Vega — who gained recognition as a composer of corridos tumbados — has experimented with trap and reggaetón, releasing his album Mi Vida Mi Muerte this year, which is nominated for eight Billboard Latin Music Awards.
—Tere Aguilera, Billboard, 23 Oct. 2025
Cargile is a composer and 2019 Sundance Fellow known for his symphonic pieces Creation of the Universe (2003) and Audacity of Hope (2009).
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
Grieg's Piano Concerto, Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra Under guest conductor Rune Bergmann, the MSO has lined up a program of music from Scandinavian composers.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 23 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for composer
musician
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As a musician, Duchovny has released three studio albums — Hell or Highwater (2015), Every Third Thought (2018), and Gestureland (2021) — and has performed to audiences around the globe.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
28 Oct. 2025
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Brian Ross Weitz, the Animal Collective musician better known as Geologist, has announced his debut solo studio album.—
Matthew Strauss,
Pitchfork,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Composer.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/composer. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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