Composition - Crossword Clue, Answer and Explanation

'composition' is the definition.
(I've seen this in another clue)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for essay that I've seen before include "Make an effort to write one" , "Try; dissertation" , "Composition, paper, article" , "Test" , "Prose composition" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Irish Independent, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'composition' is the definition.
(I know that composition can be written as theme)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for theme that I've seen before include "argument" , "Pervading idea in art" , "tune used in Enigma Variations?" , "He met (anag) - subject" , "Signature tune" .)

I've seen this clue in the LA Times, The Irish Independent, The Telegraph, the Penny Press, the Evening Standard and The Star Tribune.

'composition' is the definition.
(I've seen this before)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for rhapsody that I've seen before include "Shop yard (anag)" , "'''... in Blue'' (Gershwin) (8)'" , "Ecstatic statement or romantic musical composition" , "Gershwin wrote of one in blue" , "ecstatic words?" .)

'composition' is the definition.
(type of musical composition)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for sonata that I've seen before include "Musical composition with three or more contrasting movements" , "Solo piano composition" , "Eg, Beethoven's Kreutzer or Spring" , "musical performance" , "Moonlight, perhaps" .)

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Evening Standard.

'composition' is the definition.
(I know that composition can be written as makeup)

This is all the clue.

I've seen this clue in The Wall Street Journal and the Evening Standard.

'composition' is the definition.
(I know that composition can be written as opus)

This is all the clue.

(Other definitions for opus that I've seen before include "Composer's work" , "Showing creative skill" , "(Numbered) musical composition" , "Work or composition, usually musical" , "Artistic work" .)

I've seen this clue in the Penny Press and the Evening Standard.

'composition' is the definition.
(something's make-up is its composition)

This is the entire clue.

(Other definitions for make up that I've seen before include "type of paint" , "Prepare" , "war paint?" , "supplement" , "Invent" .)

I've seen this clue in The Sun and the Evening Standard.

Composition (5)