What is another word for songwriter?

Pronunciation: [sˈɒŋɹa͡ɪtə] (IPA)

There are many synonyms for the word "songwriter", including composer, lyricist, musician, tunesmith, balladeer, troubadour, bard, poet, and wordsmith. A songwriter is someone who writes music and lyrics for songs. A composer is someone who creates music, while a lyricist is someone who writes lyrics. A musician is someone who performs music, and a tunesmith is someone who specializes in composing melodies. A balladeer is someone who writes and sings ballads, while a troubadour is a wandering musician. A bard is a poet who sings or recites their own compositions, and a wordsmith is someone who excels at writing songs with clever and skillful use of language.

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Usage examples for Songwriter

The peculiar place of Schumann as a songwriter is indicated by his being called the musical exponent of Heine, who seems to be the other half of his soul.
"The Great German Composers"
George T. Ferris
He might have cried, in the words of the songwriter, "I thank thee, my coat!"
"Eve and David"
Honore de Balzac
His "Rhymes and Recollections of a Handloom Weaver" are superior to those of either Nicoll or the Bethunes, the little love-songs in the volume reminding us of Burns's best manner, and the two languages in which he writes being better amalgamated, as it seems to us, than in any Scotch songwriter.
"Literary and General Lectures and Essays"
Charles Kingsley

Famous quotes with Songwriter

  • I don't want to live in an ivory tower, being the songwriter who just turns inward.
    Billie Joe Armstrong
  • I've made three studio albums and one live one with my brother. It's melodic singer-songwriter acoustic-rock music.
    Kevin Bacon
  • I love being a very personal singer-songwriter, but I also like being a scientist or explorer.
    Bjork
  • Bob Dylan is quite a songwriter, and a great singer and musician. I won't bother with comparing myself to him, but I will say that I heard his records at a very young age and I still listen to all his records.
    Frank Black
  • I'd hate to be a songwriter starting a career today.
    Otis Blackwell

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