Composer
Person who writes music.
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Musical composition
Original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music.
Original piece or work of music, either vocal or instrumental, the structure of a musical piece or to the process of creating or writing a new piece of music.
People who create new compositions are called composers.
John Cage
John Milton Cage Jr. (September 5, 1912 – August 12, 1992) was an American composer and music theorist.
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Roman Lutosławski (25 January 1913 – 7 February 1994) was a Polish composer and conductor.
Orchestration
Study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra.
Study or practice of writing music for an orchestra or of adapting music composed for another medium for an orchestra.
An orchestrator is a trained musical professional who assigns instruments to an orchestra or other musical ensemble from a piece of music written by a composer, or who adapts music composed for another medium for an orchestra.
Sheet music
Handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
Handwritten or printed form of musical notation that uses musical symbols to indicate the pitches, rhythms, or chords of a song or instrumental musical piece.
If the songwriter or composer is known, their name is typically indicated along with the title.
Melody
Linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.
Linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.
In western classical music, composers often introduce an initial melody, or theme, and then create variations. Classical music often has several melodic layers, called polyphony, such as those in a fugue, a type of counterpoint. Often, melodies are constructed from motifs or short melodic fragments, such as the opening of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony. Richard Wagner popularized the concept of a leitmotif: a motif or melody associated with a certain idea, person or place.
Musical improvisation
Creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians.
Creative activity of immediate ("in the moment") musical composition, which combines performance with communication of emotions and instrumental technique as well as spontaneous response to other musicians.
At the same time, some contemporary composers from the 20th and 21st century have increasingly included improvisation in their creative work.
Instrumental
Recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
Recording normally without any vocals, although it might include some inarticulate vocals, such as shouted backup vocals in a big band setting.
An instrumental can exist in music notation, after it is written by a composer; in the mind of the composer (especially in cases where the composer themselves will perform the piece, as in the case of a blues solo guitarist or a folk music fiddle player); as a piece that is performed live by a single instrumentalist or a musical ensemble, which could range in components from a duo or trio to a large big band, concert band or orchestra.
Songwriter
Musician who professionally composes musical compositions and writes lyrics for songs.
Musician who professionally composes musical compositions and writes lyrics for songs.
A songwriter can also be called a composer, although the latter term tends to be used mainly for individuals from the classical music genre and film scoring, but is also associated writing and composing the original musical composition or musical bed.