All 6 Uses of

compose

in

1984, by Orwell

Here were produced rubbishy newspapers containing almost nothing except sport, crime and astrology, sensational five-cent novelettes, films oozing with sex, and sentimental songs which were composed entirely by mechanical means on a special kind of kaleidoscope known as a versificator.
p. 43.4

composed = written

She could describe the whole process of composing a novel, from the general directive issued by the Planning Committee down to the final touching-up by the Rewrite Squad.
p. 130.2

composing = writing

The words of these songs were composed without any human intervention whatever on an instrument known as a versificator.
p. 138.2 *

composed = written

The new tune which was to be the theme-song of Hate Week (the Hate Song, it was called) had already been composed and was being endlessly plugged on the telescreens.
p. 148.5

It aroused in Winston dim memories of something seen long ago on a wall or a hoarding — a vast bottle composed of electric lights which seemed to move up and down and pour its contents into a glass.
p. 170.9 *

composed = made

Definitions:

(1) (compose as in: compose a poem)
to write or create something with care -- especially music or a literary work, but could be other things as diverse as a plan or a letter
(2) (compose as in: composed of many parts)
to create something by arranging parts; or to be those parts
(3) (compose as in: compose myself)
to calm someone or settle something
(4) (meaning too rare to warrant focus)
Specialized senses of compose include typesetting (preparing text for printing). There are many specialized senses of composition where context tells what something is made up from. Finally, in classic literature, compose may have been used to indicate settling a dispute.