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It was only regaining the ability to hear music as music that he could compose.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

The Mirror's Lucy Needham, external noted that the singer was 50 minutes late to start, and may have needed extra time to "compose herself" for the "emotionally charged return".

From BBC ● Sep. 13, 2026

A New Englander deeply influenced by his reading of the Transcendentalists, Ives went into the insurance business while continuing to compose music, though his compositions weren’t widely performed.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 23, 2026

Burwell is slated to compose for Barker’s follow-up, “Anything but Ghosts,” about a pair of cynical paranormal investigators who encounter the real thing.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 21, 2026

Harmonic analysis is also necessary for anyone who wants to be able to compose reasonable chord progressions or to study and understand the music of the great composers.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

She quickly stops laughing and composes herself to tell us the story that inspired her to champion a law banning child marriage in Sierra Leone, which came into effect in 2024.

From BBC ● May 17, 2026

In most places in Europe, tax composes 50%-60% of the retail price of fuel, according to Rob Smith, S&P Energy’s director of global fuel retail.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 22, 2026

It’s a trait you see in her performance as Sister Agnes, who composes herself with a quiet power.

From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 12, 2024

He specifically cites the way Pop Crave composes its posts, saying that there is specific psychology to the way its feed operates and rallies its massive follower base.

From Slate ● Sep. 1, 2024

Once Celia composes herself she gives him a low, perfect curtsey.

From "The Night Circus" by Erin Morgenstern

England took advantage of those reprieves to somehow be ahead by the break, through star performer Anthony Gordon's composed finish and Harry Kane's deflected header.

From BBC ● Sep. 26, 2026

The New York Times reported that the US family was composed of a couple, their son and his girlfriend.

From Barron's ● Sep. 26, 2026

This documentary drama, created by Elizabeth Marvel and director Lee Sunday Evans, is composed from the verbatim transcripts of these painful proceedings.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

Sandwiched between was a massive new work, “Invisible House,” co-commissioned by this orchestra and the conductor’s former one, composed by a not especially famous Canadian, Zosha Di Castri, a music professor at Columbia University.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 17, 2026

The composer’s name was John Williams, and his bio said he composed the score for nine Star Wars movies.

From "A Soft Place to Land" by Janae Marks

Duncan Sheik, who earned a Grammy nomination for his ubiquitous 1990s hit “Barely Breathing” and won a Tony Award for composing the music for “Spring Awakening,” died Thursday.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 18, 2026

He didn’t like composing radio hooks or fronting a traditional band.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 30, 2026

“I actually found it much easier than writing songs about myself. Having the permission to be silly and bratty was so freeing,” Hart said to The Quietus, discussing composing from Lestat’s perspective.

From Salon ● Jul. 24, 2026

Tech firms are racing to roll out advanced smartphones that use artificial intelligence to do everything from ordering food to composing messages upon a simple voice command.

From Barron's ● Jul. 19, 2026

Long after Kate had gone her dusty way and the boys had gone to bed, Reynie lay awake, calming his nerves by composing a mental letter to Miss Perumal.

From "The Mysterious Benedict Society" by Trenton Lee Stewart