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composer

[kuhm-poh-zer] / kəmˈpoʊ zər /


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The urban aesthetic was augmented with a bluesy, funky score by composer Jim Lang, inspired by Thelonious Monk, Vince Guaraldi and Beck.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 7, 2026

The composer spent most of his career writing alone, but he never entirely lost his love of performing.

From BBC ● Oct. 5, 2026

Then in the evening, in a separately ticketed event, Disney Hall welcomes film composer extraordinaire Michael Giacchino for a double feature.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

Lawrence and others, concentrates on the young Brahms as the composer takes his first steps toward mastering all genres of music except opera.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

It is, however, worth mentioning Parisian composer Etienne Loulie’s startlingly forward- looking collaborative studies with the ‘father’ of the science of acoustics, Joseph Sauveur, in the 1690s.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

College taught me to investigate the “great” composers who mattered and disdain those of no value.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 2026

Through constant touring and “tireless promotion of composers we assume were always famous,” Ms. Fritz writes, Clara shaped the musical canon according to her own exquisite ear and sophisticated taste.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 25, 2026

This is why the christening of LACO’s new home is also a homage to its roots: film composers.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 24, 2026

The bill, AB 2319, is aimed at supporting the industry’s editors, sound mixers, composers and visual effects artists.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 10, 2026

So instead of being influenced by the sound of ancient Greek music, eighteenth-century composers were influenced by the ideals of classical art.

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




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