An agreement may be for one song, or for everything a musician writes over a number of years.

"The musicians should write a thank you note to George Bush."

How many other musicians write songs that you can sit down and contemplate the lyrics after you have heard them?

Artists, musicians, writers and people from all over the world would write to him, often sending little gifts.

This is why so many composers and musicians have written or improvised their own soundtrack to accompany the film.

Professional musicians wrote method books, some with accompanying play-along records.

"Many musicians in the past and the present have written liturgical works," he said.

The musician could then write music directly onto the lines in pencil or ink.

A talented musician, he wrote four comic operas and much musical criticism.

Several musicians wrote songs as personal tributes to Pullen's memory.