"The Bartered Bride" composer (7)
I believe the answer is:
smetana
<span class="explanation-format__ClueExplanation">'<span class="explanation-format__original">the bartered bride composer</span>' is the definition.<br/ ><span class="explanation-format__explanation">(I've seen this in another clue)</span><br/ ><br/ >This is all the clue.<br/ ></span>
(Other definitions for smetana that I've seen before include "Composer of The Bartered Bride; eats man (anag.)" , "Nineteenth century Czech composer (The Bartered Bride)" , "Bedrich ____, composer of "The Bartered Bride" and "The Kiss"" , "musician" , "maker of notes" .)