composer of a literary work
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Work for hire — A work made for hire (sometimes abbreviated as work for hire or WFH) is an exception to the general rule that the person who actually creates a work is the legally recognized author of that work. According to copyright law in the United States… … Wikipedia
work — n. & v. n. 1 the application of mental or physical effort to a purpose; the use of energy. 2 a a task to be undertaken. b the materials for this. c (prec. by the; foll. by of) a task occupying (no more than) a specified time (the work of a… … Useful english dictionary
Lost work — A lost work is a document or literary work produced some time in the past of which no surviving copies are known to exist. Works may be lost to history either through the destruction of the original manuscript, or through the non survival of any… … Wikipedia
Unfinished work — An unfinished work is a creative work that has not been finished. Its creator might have chosen never to finish it, or have been prevented by circumstances outside of his or her control (including death). Such pieces are often the subject of… … Wikipedia
John Adams (composer) — John Coolidge Adams (born February 15, 1947) is an American composer with strong roots in minimalism. He is best known for his opera Nixon in China (1985 ndash;87), recounting Richard Nixon s 1972 visit to China. His choral piece On the… … Wikipedia
Christian Wolff (composer) — Not to be confused with Hellmuth Christian Wolff or Christian Wolff (baroque composer). Christian Wolff at his prepared piano performance, 2007. Christian G. Wolff (born March 8, 1934) is an American composer of expe … Wikipedia
Christopher Fox (composer) — Christopher Fox (born 1955 in York) is an English composer. He studied at the universities of Liverpool, Southampton and York, where his teachers included Hugh Wood and Jonathan Harvey. He received a PhD in composition from the University of York … Wikipedia
Matthew Robinson (performer and composer) — For other people named Matt Robinson, see Matt Robinson (disambiguation). Matthew Robinson is an Australian performer and composer. Robinson was born in Queensland and graduated from the Western Australian Academy of Performing Arts. He has… … Wikipedia
author — I (originator) noun architect, auctor, begetter, causer, composer, contriver, creator, deviser, discoverer, effecter, fabricator, founder, generator, inaugurator, initiator, innovater, institutor, introducer, inventor, maker, manufacturer,… … Law dictionary
author — authorial /aw thawr ee euhl, aw thohr /, adj. authorless, adj. /aw theuhr/, n. 1. a person who writes a novel, poem, essay, etc.; the composer of a literary work, as distinguished from a compiler, translator, editor, or copyist. 2. the literary… … Universalium
