Claim: Christian Gottlob Neefe was an opera writer.
Evidence: Christian Gottlob Neefe -LRB- -LSB- ˈneːfə -RSB- ; 5 February 1748 -- 28 January 1798 -RRB- was a German opera composer and conductor.
A composer -LRB- Latin compono ; literally `` one who puts together '' -RRB- is a person who creates or writes music , which can be vocal music -LRB- for a singer or choir -RRB- , instrumental music -LRB- e.g. , for solo piano , string quartet , wind quintet or orchestra -RRB- or music which combines both instruments and voices -LRB- e.g. , opera or art song , which is a singer accompanied by a pianist -RRB-.