melodist
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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
Mandel was primarily a melodist and would seek out lyricists for his songs.
From Seattle Times ● Jun. 30, 2020
He wanted to be as great a melodist as George Gershwin and a better lyricist than Ira.
From Slate ● May 31, 2018
Probably me, less known as a melodist than him.
From Washington Post ● Mar. 16, 2017
In reviewing the career of this singularly gifted Italian melodist, it is impossible to resist the conclusion that his talents were worthy of a nobler development.
From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock) Mathews