melodist

Example Sentences

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Mr. Jobim once called him “a great melodist, harmonist, king of rhythm, of syncopation, of swing” and “singular, without equal.”

From New York Times • Dec. 23, 2023

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

He was a good natural melodist, as the examples in Coussemaker's "Adam de la Halle" show.

From A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present by Mathews, W. S. B. (William Smythe Babcock)