The term 'Der Ring des Nibelungen Composer' is composed of six solutions to a crossword puzzle, each of which is the surname of a famous composer. Richard Wagner (6 letters) was a German composer, conductor, theatre director, and essayist best known for his operas. Gustav Mahler (6 letters) was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, and one of the leading conductors of his generation. Carl Maria von Weber (5 letters) was a German composer, conductor, pianist, guitarist, and critic, and is considered one of the first significant composers of the Romantic school. Johann Strauss II (7 letters) was an Austrian composer of light music, particularly dance music and operettas. Erik Satie (4 letters) was a French composer and pianist. Von (3 letters) is a German preposition meaning 'of' or 'FROM'.