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composer

[kuhm-poh-zer] / kəmˈpoʊ zər /


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Salonen was an unknown 26-year-old Finnish composer and conductor when he made his U.S. debut conducting the L.A.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 12, 2026

“Everything you hear is him, is his orchestration, his arrangement,” said Barton. who was introduced to Hopkins 20 years ago by composer Harry Gregson-Williams.

From Los Angeles Times Aug. 11, 2026

It was immortalized by the composer Johann Strauss II as “The Blue Danube,” but the views from today’s cruise-ship windows are heavy on the grey-brown hues of dried-up riverbeds.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 3, 2026

But their first act was promising, and a lunch with Kallman in New York further reassured the composer.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 31, 2026

“But it must've been ace having a composer for a father.”

From "Black Swan Green" by David Mitchell

Besides Berlioz, the lineup featured works by composers from the 18th to early 20th centuries, such as Franz Joseph Haydn and Paul Dukas, that have long been in the public domain.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 5, 2026

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

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

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

It is a conversation that continues to be played out between self-styled ‘serious’ composers and ‘crossover’ composers to this day.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall




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