melodist
Example Sentences
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Franz Schubert, master melodist and progenitor of the song cycle, never wrote for the theater with success, producing scores for singspiels, operas and incidental music that collect dust on the shelf.
From New York Times • Nov. 23, 2022
But the Romanian conductor happens to be music director of the Cabrillo Festival, which was founded by Lou Harrison, California’s great melodist and eclectic.
From Los Angeles Times • Aug. 5, 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
East Florida includes a long peninsula, and extends westward to the Suwanee River, concerning which the negro melodist delights to sing.
