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

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

Quietly drawing as near as we dared, we dropped upon the bank and listened in spellbound silence to our unseen melodist.

From Upon The Tree-Tops by Miller, Olive Thorne