melodist

Example Sentences

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

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 8, 2022

But he is a melodist, too, and in his second tune, a lively one based on “What Is This Thing Called Love?,” he piled up heaps of rich melodies in the bebop vernacular.

From Washington Post • Nov. 14, 2021

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

From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020

We think of Bernstein as a melodist, and it’s true that the vocal lines of “West Side Story” are gorgeous, even when they’re spiky.

From New York Times • Aug. 23, 2018

The gentlemen left off praising directly, and came silently into the room to hear the immortal melodist.

From Put Yourself in His Place by Reade, Charles