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10 best music composers of all time

10 best music composers of all time

Presenting: history's greatest composers of music, featuring figures from the recent 'best composers' article series - plus a few new faces.

The 10 best female composers of all time

The 10 best female composers of all time

It's the great music of the great women composers celebrated here, in the last of the blog’s ‘best composers’ series.

10 famous composers of today

10 famous composers of today

Bored of slinging dead white men on repeat? Read about the composers at the cutting edge right now.

10 best video game composers

10 best video game composers

Discover the ten greatest pioneers of the neglected art of video game music.

10 best movie composers you need to know

10 best movie composers you need to know

There's nothing like going to the pictures. Find out about the ten composers who contributed most to the enrichment of film through music.

10 best classical music composers of all time

10 best classical music composers of all time

This piece inaugurates the nkoda blog’s series of ‘best composers’ articles, discussing the leading compositional figures in various traditions, periods and lineages.

Best MuseScore alternative in 2022

Best MuseScore alternative in 2022

MuseScore may be a leading brand in the field of digital music software, but the same can be said of other services that might better meet your unique needs as a musician. The blog breaks down these alternatives.