compositions

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He rarely performed, although he later brought his spiritual quest into his music in compositions such as "Patanjali," named for the great yoga master.

From Barron's • May 26, 2026

Both actors understood the task: to interrogate what drove each man to create music and why one’s compositions outlasted the other.

From Los Angeles Times • May 15, 2026

Eschewing Western musical notation, Mr. Smith developed a system that sometimes encapsulates compositions within paintings.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

Different compositions respond differently to light, especially at frequencies above the bandgap.

From Science Daily • Mar. 31, 2026

But if Dvorak’s teaching methods raised eyebrows among his adopted countrymen, his own American compositions were to prove even more controversial.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall