composer

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

The composer needed a vocalist capable not just of singing clearly and authoritatively, but also of acting with apt gravity—at times speaking with instrumental backing and at others against silence.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 7, 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 got the most attention in its attempt to commission Philip Glass’ “Lincoln” Symphony, which the composer pulled in opposition to an un-Lincoln-like presidential takeover of the Kennedy Center.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Luther, as well as being a theologian, scholar, writer and preacher, was a composer.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall

At one point, an exasperated Wataka pulled out his phone to prove that the composers had been dead for generations.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 5, 2026

Even odder is that many of the composers did not necessarily feel compelled to explore nationalist themes.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 2026

Despite the art form’s foreign origins, composers such as Antonín Dvořák, George Gershwin and Charles Ives have managed to convey our country’s spirit.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 30, 2026

Phil and at 67 having become one of the world’s most impressive conductors and composers, he is moving back to L.A., where he will become the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 23, 2026

But limiting themselves to a small number of chords did not mean that the composers of the second half of the eighteenth century wrote simple music.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall