ballad maker vs composer

ballad maker and composer both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
ballad maker	Yes	No	No	No
composer	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, composer is a hypernym of ballad maker; that is, composer is a word with a broader meaning than ballad maker:

ballad maker (noun)	composer (noun)
a composer of words or music for popular songs	someone who composes music, usually as a profession