Its composer, on the other hand, was a subtle and inspired melodist.

Virtually all of his works show that he was a gifted melodist whose music is a joy to hear.

A neo-romantic, Faith has always been first and foremost a melodist.

The answer is that he was a melodist.

At his best, he is a melodist.

The show, which took place in the round, confirmed Prince's place as a master melodist.

He was a great melodist, but he had a real struggle being caught up in the machinery of making hits.

Mr. Fripp isn't a melodist in the traditional sense.

Mr. Loggins has always been a superb natural melodist.

He also published a hymnbook, the "Sacred Melodist", in 1860.

In general he is a melodist.

Melodically, he's an extremely strong writer, both as melodist and with respect to all the details of the orchestrations.

He is already a fine melodist, and the importance of the slow sections, done with persuasive rubato, seemed to mount continuously.

He was a first-class popular melodist.

Rubens was a talented melodist, but, lacking musical training, others had to supply the accompaniment for his songs.

He was a fertile if not a very original melodist, and his orchestration is full of variety, without being obtrusive or vulgar.

Paul de Senneville is a French melody composer (melodist) and a music producer.

He is a fine melodist and skilful polyphonist."

Beethoven was a supreme melodist.

A fluent melodist, Miss Grant writes songs through which characters speak directly and dramatically.

Just as important as being an improviser, Mr. Getz was even more a melodist.

The Melodist and the Nightingale, for cello and orchestra (1929)

It places Rodgers and Hammerstein back in top form as melodist and lyricist.

Binchois is often considered to be the finest melodist of the 15th century, writing carefully shaped lines which are easy to sing, and utterly memorable.

Considered a master of counterpoint and harmony, he was also a gifted melodist, following in the tradition of Mendelssohn.