The term is descended from Latin, compōnō; literally "one who puts together". The earliest use of the term in a musical context given by the 展开

Professional classical composers often have a background in performing classical music during their childhood and teens, either as a 展开

• Beckwith, John; Kasemets, Udo (1961). The Modern Composer and His World. Heritage. Foreword by Louis Applebaum. Toronto: 展开

Relationship with performers
In the development of European classical music, the function of composing music initially did not have much greater importance than that of … 展开

• Composers at Curlie 展开