Thesaurus results for MELODIST

melodist

noun

ˈme-lə-dist

Definition of melodist

as in composer

a person who writes musical compositions a melodist whose music is not likely to be very accessible to the casual listener

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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 The Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center’s six-concert winter festival, the Magic of Schubert, considers the legacy of a melodist both gracious and sublime, all culminating in the unrushed pleasures of Schubert’s hour-long Octet in F Major (Jan. 22-Feb. 10). — Oussama Zahr, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2022 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

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Perhaps the composer dreamed of a future performance like the one in Ojai; his music rejects the nightmare of history and goes in search of ultimate serenity.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
The evening’s music director was producer and composer Cheche Alara.

— Paul Harris, Variety, 29 June 2026

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The pair made their relationship public in 2017, and after three years of dating, the actress and musician got engaged in 2019.

— Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026
The honor has been bestowed upon actors, comedians, directors, producers, costume designers, writers, animators, musicians, executives, journalists, and various other individuals whose work in television has no equal.

— Marcus Jones, IndieWire, 30 June 2026

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