All 3 Uses of
compose
in
The Phantom of the Opera
- All the great composers of the day had conducted their own works in turns.†
Chpt 2composers = people who write or create
- Firmin Richard was a very distinguished composer, who had published a number of successful pieces of all kinds and who liked nearly every form of music and every sort of musician.†
Chpt 4 *composer = someone who writes or creates
- 'Yes,' he said, 'I compose sometimes.'†
Chpt 12 *
Definitions:
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(1)
(compose as in: compose a poem) to write or create something with care
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(2)
(compose as in: composed of many parts) to create something by arranging parts
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(3)
(compose as in: compose myself) to calm someone or settle something
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(4)
(meaning too rare to warrant focus) 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.