melodist
Americannoun
noun
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a composer of melodies
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a singer
Etymology
Origin of 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
Rachmaninoff was a supreme melodist.
From Los Angeles Times
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
He was a wondrous and unapologetic melodist.
From Los Angeles Times
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
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