composing

n. act of writing musical pieces

v. create, write; arrange; calm oneself; settle

A composer is a person who writes music. The term refers particularly to someone who writes music in some type of musical notation, thus allowing others to perform the music. This distinguishes the composer from a musician who improvises or plays a musical instrument.The level of distinction between composers and other musicians also varies, which affects issues such as copyright and the deference given to individual interpretations of a particular piece of music. For example, in the development of classical music in Europe, the function of composing music initially had no greater importance than the function of performing music. The preservation of individual compositions received little attention, and musicians generally had no qualms about modifying compositions for performance. Over time, however, the written notation of the composer has come to be treated as strict instructions, from which performers should not deviate without good reason. Performers do, however, play the music and interpret it in a way that is all their own.
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Noun
1. the spatial property resulting from the arrangement of parts in relation to each other and to the whole; "harmonious composition is essential in a serious work of art"
(synonym) composition
(hypernym) placement, arrangement
2. musical creation
(synonym) composition
(hypernym) creating by mental acts
(hyponym) arrangement, arranging, transcription
(derivation) compose, write

Verb
1. form the substance of; "Greed and ambition composed his personality"
(hypernym) constitute, represent, make up, comprise, be
(derivation) component, constituent, element, factor, ingredient
2. write music; "Beethoven composed nine symphonies"
(synonym) write
(hypernym) make, create
(hyponym) counterpoint
(derivation) musical composition, opus, composition, piece, piece of music
(classification) music
3. produce a literary work; "She composed a poem"; "He wrote four novels"
(synonym) write, pen, indite
(hypernym) create verbally
(hyponym) draw
(entail) spell, write
(verb-group) publish, write
(derivation) writing, authorship, composition, penning
(classification) writing, authorship, composition, penning
4. put together out of existing material; "compile a list"
(synonym) compile
(hypernym) make
(hyponym) cobble together, cobble up
(derivation) compositor, typesetter, setter, typographer
5. calm (someone, especially oneself); make quiet; "She had to compose herself before she could reply to this terrible insult"
(hypernym) calm, calm down, quiet, tranquilize, tranquillize, tranquillise, quieten, lull, still
(derivation) composure, calm, calmness, equanimity
6. draw up the plans or basic details for; "frame a policy"
(synonym) frame, draw up
(hypernym) plan

(p. pr. & vb. n.)
of Compose
  

(a.)
Tending to compose or soothe.
  

(a.)
Pertaining to, or used in, composition.
  

To see in your dreams a composing stick, foretells that difficult problems will disclose themselves, and you will be at great trouble to meet them.