composer
Also known as music composer, music by, composed by, music composed by
thumb|upright=1.3|Portrait of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composing at his desk, by [[Valentin Serov, 1898]]
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A composer is a person who creates musical works by writing down notes and instructions that musicians perform. Composers matter because they are the creative force behind the music we hear—from classical symphonies to modern film scores—shaping cultural expression and artistic tradition across generations.
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- Etymology and definition
- Role in the Western world
- Relationship with performers
- History of employment
- Role of women
- Modern training
- Undergraduate
- Masters
- Doctoral
- Other routes
- References
- Citations
- General and cited sources
- Further reading
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thumb|upright=1.3|Portrait of Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov composing at his desk, by [[Valentin Serov, 1898]]
A composer is a person who writes music. The term is especially used to indicate composers of Western classical music, or those who are composers by occupation. Many composers are, or were, also skilled performers of music.