Synonyms of melodist

melodist

noun

ˈme-lə-dist 

as in composer

a person who writes musical compositions

a melodist whose music is not likely to be very accessible to the casual listener

Synonyms & Similar Words

• composer
• musician
• songwriter
• lyricist
• symphonist
• tunesmith
• lyrist
• arranger
• songsmith
• orchestrator
• scorer
• librettist
• cocomposer

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of melodist

The album puts a further exclamation point on Schwartz’s rare brilliance as both melodist and lyricist, a la Sondheim. — Chris Willman, Variety, 23 Nov. 2024

In Radiance Rising, inspired by anime openings, Ben Spivey imagines the violins as melodists, the viola as an electric guitar, the cello as percussion, progressing to a dancelike ending. — Scott Cantrell, Dallas News, 24 Apr. 2023

His poetry has been continuously set to music by composers, from his contemporaries to still-living melodists, including Carrie Jacobs-Bond, John Alden Carpenter, Harry Thacker Burleigh, William Bolcom and Zenobia Powell Perry. — Minnita Daniel-Cox, Smithsonian Magazine, 6 Mar. 2023

As a tunesmith, the nonpareil melodist Bacharach found fame in every medium. — Chris Morris, Variety, 9 Feb. 2023

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. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2022