def get_compositions_by_search(self, composition_query, composition_search):
        """Gets the search results matching the given search query using the given search.

        arg:    composition_query (osid.repository.CompositionQuery):
                the composition query
        arg:    composition_search (osid.repository.CompositionSearch):
                the composition search
        return: (osid.repository.CompositionSearchResults) - the
                composition search results
        raise:  NullArgument - ``composition_query`` or
                ``composition_search`` is ``null``
        raise:  OperationFailed - unable to complete request
        raise:  PermissionDenied - authorization failure
        raise:  Unsupported - ``composition_query`` or
                ``composition_search`` is not of this service
        *compliance: mandatory -- This method must be implemented.*

        """
        # Implemented from template for
        # osid.resource.ResourceSearchSession.get_resources_by_search_template
        # Copied from osid.resource.ResourceQuerySession.get_resources_by_query_template
        and_list = list()
        or_list = list()
        for term in composition_query._query_terms:
            and_list.append({term: composition_query._query_terms[term]})
        for term in composition_query._keyword_terms:
            or_list.append({term: composition_query._keyword_terms[term]})
        if composition_search._id_list is not None:
            identifiers = [ObjectId(i.identifier) for i in composition_search._id_list]
            and_list.append({'_id': {'$in': identifiers}})
        if or_list:
            and_list.append({'$or': or_list})
        view_filter = self._view_filter()
        if view_filter:
            and_list.append(view_filter)
        if and_list:
            query_terms = {'$and': and_list}
        collection = JSONClientValidated('repository',
                                         collection='Composition',
                                         runtime=self._runtime)
        if composition_search.start is not None and composition_search.end is not None:
            result = collection.find(query_terms)[composition_search.start:composition_search.end]
        else:
            result = collection.find(query_terms)
        return searches.CompositionSearchResults(result, dict(composition_query._query_terms), runtime=self._runtime)