symphonist
Noun
Meaning
A composer of symphonies.
Source: Webster's dictionarySynonyms
composer
musician
scorer
instrumentalist
songster
writer
songwriter
librettist
balladeer
musicologist
orchestrator
melodist
hymnist
singer-songwriter
tunesmith
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Haydn sometimes recycled his opera music in symphonic works, Webster and Feder 2001, section 3.iii which helped him continue his career as a symphonist during this hectic decade.
In 1941, the conductor Artur Rodziński wished to commission a symphonic suite from the score, but Kern considered himself a songwriter and not a symphonist.