melodist
Example Sentences
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Harrison liked to say music is a song and a dance, and in the last decades of the 20th century no one could touch him as a melodist.
From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 2, 2020
Mandel was primarily a melodist and would seek out lyricists for his songs.
From Seattle Times • Jun. 30, 2020
Her clearly articulated, lyrically imaginative cello playing can fulfill a range of roles in quick succession: melodist, beat maker, textural accompanist.
From New York Times • Apr. 25, 2019
He wanted to be as great a melodist as George Gershwin and a better lyricist than Ira.
From Slate • May 31, 2018
As is shown by the two or three vocal works of his that I have seen, Gleason is less successful as a melodist than as a harmonist.
From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
