composer

He can’t channel a direct personal relationship with the composer, as did Bud Powell and Barry Harris.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 19, 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

“Those guys are true songsmiths,” the composer declares.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 28, 2026

Called out for bows, composer and singer fell into each other’s arms with the same ardor they had brought to the creation of their masterpiece.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 28, 2026

One way that a composer keeps a piece of music interesting is by varying how strongly the end of each phrase sounds like "the end."

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones

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

Amid all the fireworks and fanfare sure to mark the nation’s semiquincentennial this weekend, it’s worth remembering how sculptors, writers, composers and more have channeled the American character in works from throughout this country’s history.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 3, 2026

My hope for this country: As a musician, all we try to do is to empathize with our audience and the composers, and so I think just more empathy.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 2, 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

Unusually for their time, Arcadelt’s madrigals and chansons were intended for performance by men and women, and their success inspired many other composers.

From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall