composing

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Walden so enjoys composing music that in 2022 he founded Pacific Jazz Orchestra, an iteration of the big band he first assembled decades ago.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

After all, orchestrating pre-arranged scores is far easier than composing original music from scratch.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 13, 2026

Quickly composing himself, he says he believes in life’s blessings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 10, 2026

In a rare interview with a Hungarian weekly in 2017, Kurtag confided that composing can sometimes be "painful".

From Barron's • Feb. 18, 2026

When her mother turned her face, it was set as though she'd been sitting at the window composing what to say and how she'd look when she said it.

From "A Wish in the Dark" by Christina Soontornvat