composing
Crafting a symphony
Composing is the act of creating something by arranging parts into a whole.
You compose music by organizing sounds, compose a letter by arranging words, compose a photograph by positioning elements in the frame.
To compose yourself is to gather your emotions into calm order: She took a moment to compose herself before speaking.
What composes something makes it up: the elements composing the mixture.
Numerical standing in competition
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- notationSystem of written symbols
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
melody · arrangement · symphony · sonata · concerto · fugue · opera · polyphony
Pleasing sequence of notes
- lyricsWritten words for music
- verseMetered poetic passage
- chorusSingers performing together
- bridgeStructure spanning an obstacle
hook · refrain · riff · tune · ballad · anthem · jingle · lyricism
Creating technical blueprints
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proseUnversified language
- essayShort argumentative prose work
- narrativeAccount of events
authorship · editing · revision · phrasing · wording · rhetoric · letter · email
Structural or contextual shaping
- shotQuick liquor serving
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- foregroundNearest visual plane
- backgroundOne's formative experiences
cropping · perspective · depth · balance · viewfinder · vignette · portrait · landscape
Craft of arranging blooms
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- floralOf or like blooms
- ikebanaJapanese arrangement of blooms
assemblage · collage · montage · tableau · display · layout · symmetry · juxtaposition
Inducing a settled state
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- collectingGathering items over time
- steadyingMaking less shaky
- settlingReaching resolution or rest
regaining · self-control · equanimity · poise · tranquility · breathing · meditation · grounding
score
Numerical standing in competition
- orchestrationScoring for instrumental ensemble
- notationSystem of written symbols
- harmonyAgreement or musical blend
counterpoint · melody · arrangement · symphony · sonata · concerto · fugue · opera · polyphony · tempo
melody
Pleasing sequence of notes
bridge · hook · refrain · riff · tune · ballad · anthem · jingle · lyricism · phrase
drafting
Creating technical blueprints
- manuscriptOriginal text before publication
- proseUnversified language
- essayShort argumentative prose work
narrative · authorship · editing · revision · phrasing · wording · rhetoric · letter · email · speech
framing
Structural or contextual shaping
- shotQuick liquor serving
- angleGeometric measure of rotation
- foregroundNearest visual plane
background · cropping · perspective · depth · balance · viewfinder · vignette · portrait · landscape · still-life
floristry
Craft of arranging blooms
- bouquetArranged cluster of blooms
- centerpieceDecorative table focal point
- floralOf or like blooms
ikebana · assemblage · collage · montage · tableau · display · layout · symmetry · juxtaposition · configuration
calming
Inducing a settled state
- centeringPositioning at midpoint
- collectingGathering items over time
- steadyingMaking less shaky
settling · regaining · self-control · equanimity · poise · tranquility · breathing · meditation · grounding
- musicianshipsinging, playing, performing, practicing, harmonizing
- composition techniquesarranging, orchestration, harmonization, instrumentation, scoring
- creatingcreating, inventing, producing, generating, making
- musicmusic, song, songs, singing, singer
- writingwriting, drafting, authors, author, books
- photographycamera, photo, flash, lens, shooting
composingperforming
Executing an action
executing · interpreting · playing · reproducing · covering
composingdestroying
Causing complete ruin
demolishing · dismantling · decomposing · disassembling · deconstructing
composingdiscomposing
Disrupting mental equilibrium
agitating · disturbing · unsettling · alarming · rattling
- composite sketchesFacial images from descriptions
- composition bookBound pages for schoolwork
- composite sketchAssembled suspect image
- composition notebookBound student writing booklet
- body compositionBodily tissue proportions
- music compositionArranged work of sound
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