Definitions for Composer
kəmˈpoʊ zərcom·pos·er

Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. composernoun

   someone who composes music as a profession

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. composernoun

   One who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music.

2. composernoun

   One who, or that which, quits or calms.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composernoun

   Etymology: from compose.

   1. An author; a writer.

   Now will be the right season of forming them to be able writers and composers in every excellent matter. John Milton.

   If the thoughts of such authors have nothing in them, they at least do no harm, and shew an honest industry and a good intention in the composer. Joseph Addison, Freeholder, №. 40.

   2. He that adapts the musick to words; he that forms a tune.

   For composition I prefer next Ludovico, a most judicious and sweet composer. Henry Peacham, of Musick.

   The composer has so expressed my sense, where I intended to move the passions, that he seems to have been the poet as well as the composer. John Dryden, Albion and Albanius, Preface.

WikipediaRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composer

   A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.

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1. composer

   A composer is a person who creates or writes music, either in the form of songs or pieces for instruments, often orchestrating or arranging it as well. This creative act can involve a range of styles and genres including classical, pop, film music, and more. The composed music can be either for performance by an instrumental ensemble or soloist, or composed specifically for a diverse range of media including film, television, or theater.

Webster DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Composernoun

   one who composes; an author. Specifically, an author of a piece of music

2. Composernoun

   one who, or that which, quiets or calms; one who adjusts a difference

WikidataRate this definition:4.3 / 3 votes

1. Composer

   A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material as electroacoustic music.

Editors ContributionRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. composer

   A person who creates songs

   
   

   Submitted by kdubred on May 4, 2021  

Matched Categories

1. • Musician

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'Composer' in Nouns Frequency: #2311

How to pronounce Composer?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say Composer in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of Composer in Chaldean Numerology is: 3

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of Composer in Pythagorean Numerology is: 5

Examples of Composer in a Sentence

1. Germany Richard Wagner:

   Finally the people here in Bayreuth understand that this is the most important composer of the world and he has to have a museum and that is done now, so it's great.

2. Arthur Honegger:

   There is no doubt that the first requirement for a composer is to be dead.

3. Mikhail Tatarnikov:

   To be honest, all they have in common is the composer, that's in fact where the interest and the challenge of the production lies -- to stage three different stories while still creating an arc of tension among them.

4. Manu Dibango:

   It has moved beyond me. It is good in a way, once a song becomes a standard, it no longer belongs to the composer but to the person who interprets it.

5. Igor Stravinsky:

   I have learned throughout my life as a composer chiefly through my mistakes and pursuits of false assumptions, not by my exposure to founts of wisdom and knowledge.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=Composer
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Composer
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=Composer
4. ^ Wikipedia
   https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Composer
5. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com
6. ^ Webster Dictionary
   https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/Composer
7. ^ Wikidata
   https://www.wikidata.org/w/index.php?search=Composer