Composers

A picture of the composer John Luther Adams

Adams, John Luther

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Composer Sarah Schachner on what it is like to write music for video games

MANCHESTER, ENGLAND - JULY 04: Jonny Greenwood of Radiohead performs at Emirates Old Trafford on July 4, 2017 in Manchester, England. (Photo by Andrew Benge/Redferns)

Jonny Greenwood: how the Radiohead guitarist became one of the world’s best film composers

How the Queen inspired Britten to start composing again after he almost died

How the Queen inspired Britten to start composing again after he almost died

At the name of jesus lyrics

What are the lyrics to the hymn ‘At The Name of Jesus’?

Nino Rota

Rota, Nino

Who was the real Mozart

Who was the real Mozart? We explore the man behind the myths

Who is Hans Zimmer

Zimmer, Hans

NEW YORK, NY - NOVEMBER 07: Stephen Sondheim during the Dramatists Guild Fund Gala 'Great Writers Thank Their Lucky Stars : The Presidential Edition' presentation at Gotham Hall on November 7, 2016 in New York City. (Photo by Walter McBride/Getty Images)

Stephen Sondheim memories: leading musicians and composers share their reflections on the Broadway legend

Who composed our favourite Christmas carols?

The composers behind your favourite carols…

Thomas Linley the younger

Thomas Linley: how the ‘English Mozart’ died aged 22 in a boating tragedy

HAARLEM, NETHERLANDS - FEBRUARY 14: British classical composer Harrison Birtwistle poses in Haarlem, Netherlands on 14th February 1994. (Photo by Frans Schellekens/Redferns)

Birtwistle, Harrison

A Japanese female clarinet player making a note on musical score.

The best living composers

George Sand and Chopin

George Sand and Chopin in love: a spotlight on their relationship in Majorca

6 composers with wretched love lives