Indeed, he - and they were always male - was also a major lyricist for the band.
Each time you hear a song or a piece of music, the composer or lyricist benefits financially in some way if the work is still in copyright.
Given the restrictions of the format, golden-age lyricists should not be expected to perform a radical break with romantic ideology.
A versatile personality, he was a playwright, a lyricist, a theatre director, a designer and an organizer.
The show helped make its composer, lyricist and leading performers household names.
From 1997 to 2008, the foundation awarded grants to musical theatre composers, lyricists and book writers.
This is, however, subject to several conditions which will safeguard the interests of composers, lyricists and performers.
There can be several different contributors to many sound recordings—the composer, the lyricist and the arranger—and all may have a copyright interest.
