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composition

[kom-puh-zish-uhn] / ˌkɒm pəˈzɪʃ ən /




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The microscopic and chemical examinations provided information about the coin's metal composition and the changes affecting its surface.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 11, 2026

Its structure, nutritional composition, and interactions among nutrients may all matter.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

Martinů was also named a composition professor at Tanglewood, the BSO’s summer home.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 5, 2026

The latest study combined new observations and looked at fragments of the stone in museum collections, examining structure, minerals and composition.

From BBC ● Nov. 5, 2026

Through the practice of imitation, exploration, improvisation, and composition, students learn what music is by performing.

From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin

He liked to describe his compositions as “time canvases” and said his work was “between categories”—time, space, painting and music.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 9, 2026

This difference suggests that the material in the two rings may have originated from separate planets with different compositions.

From Science Daily ● Nov. 6, 2026

The Elvis partnerships said that their collection includes “some of the most groundbreaking, revolutionary, influential, and enduring musical compositions in human history.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 25, 2026

To his trained ear, Chiminyo also says the different artists' tracks sound near identical, reason enough to conclude the compositions have been synthetically mass-produced.

From BBC ● Oct. 24, 2026

“She always wrote the best compositions in school,” explained Katie to her sisters.

From "A Tree Grows in Brooklyn" by Betty Smith


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