melodist

Noun

Meaning

A composer or singer of melodies.

Source: Webster's dictionary

Synonyms

alto bard nightingale artist bass composer poet singer voice musician tenor soprano baritone soloist arranger
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Antonyms

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Anagrams

moldiest modelist

Examples

The Rhapsody is not a composition at all. It's a string of separate paragraphs stuck together - with a thin paste of flour and water... I don't think there has been such an inspired melodist on this earth since Tchaikovsky... but if you want to speak of a composer, that's another matter. Leonard Bernstein

Melody is the essence of music. I compare a good melodist to a fine racer, and counterpointists to hack post-horses; therefore be advised, let well alone and remember the old Italian proverb: Chi sa più, meno sa-Who knows most, knows least. Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

And Budden gives many examples which show Verdi as "the equal of Bellini" as a melodist. Source: Internet

With the rediscovery of his theatrical works, Handel, in addition to his renown as instrumentalist, orchestral writer, and melodist, is now perceived as being one of opera's great musical dramatists. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

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