古典作曲家英文翻译为 classical composer。来源是指这个词是由古典音乐（classical music）和作曲家（composer）两个词组合而成的。

下面是一些英文例句及其中文翻译：

Ludwig van Beethoven is considered one of the greatest classical composers of all time. (路德维希·范·贝多芬被认为是史上最伟大的古典作曲家之一。)
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart was a child prodigy and a classical composer who wrote more than 600 works. (莫扎特是一位童话天才和古典作曲家，他写了600多首作品。)
Johann Sebastian Bach was a German classical composer and musician of the Baroque period. (巴赫是巴洛克时期的德国古典作曲家和音乐家。)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a Russian classical composer who is best known for his ballet music. (柴可夫斯基是一位俄罗斯古典作曲家，他以他的芭蕾乐最为著名。)