set to music vs write

set to music and write both are verbs.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
set to music	No	No	Yes	No
write	No	No	Yes	No

As verbs, write is a hypernym of set to music; that is, write is a word with a broader meaning than set to music:

Other hypernyms of set to music include compose.

set to music (verb)	write (verb)
write (music) for (a text)	communicate or express by writing
	record data on a computer
	contact in writing
	produce a literary work
	mark or trace words or symbols on a surface
	write or name the letters that comprise the conventionally accepted form of (a word or part of a word)
	write music
	create code, write a computer program