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Indeed, her 1964 signature hit "Downtown", which sold millions and earned her a Grammy award, had no lyrics when she first heard composer Tony Hatch playing it on the piano.

From Barron's ● Jul. 17, 2026

Charles Ives’s remarkable orchestral work “The Fourth of July” was, as film composer Bernard Herrmann told oral historian Vivien Perlis, intended as more than a mere poetic impression of an occasion.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

This example of homespun Americana was first performed in 1932 by the Paris Symphony Orchestra under the direction of conductor, composer, musical wit and historian Nicolas Slonimsky.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

The National Symphony did pull off the premiere of Peter Boyer’s “American Mosaic,” and it was to the Altadena composer that Philadelphia, this time around, entrusted its Declaration of Independence commemoration.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

For the first hundred years after his death, though, Bach was a forgotten, unperformed composer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

The regulator quickly confirmed that the works were by composers who really were dead and no fees were required.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Its collection methods could use some fine-tuning, however, especially when it comes to works by long-dead composers.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

The backstory of the works by the composers who perished is obviously compelling, but the lightning bolt that struck Conlon first was the music.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

It was, however, Conlon’s attachment to the Austrian composer that led him to the many composers who could not flee.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 18, 2026

I want to become a composer, and all composers know how to play the piano.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks