melodist

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Where Lang Lang is a melodist, Wang is marvel of rhythm.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

Mandel was primarily a melodist and would seek out lyricists for his songs.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

A squeaky melodist in the vein of A Boogie Wit Da Hoodie, the young Bronx rapper Lil Tjay only has a handful of songs under his belt but has already honed the sound of exuberance.

From New York Times • Sep. 14, 2018

He wanted to be as great a melodist as George Gershwin and a better lyricist than Ira.

From Slate • May 31, 2018

The great melodist now spends a very quiet life as a country gentleman upon his estates near Busseto.

From The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers by Upton, George P. (George Putnam)