Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun One who composes melodies, especially for popular songs.
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- noun A
composer oftunes .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Was Gershwin an inspired tunesmith, pure and simple, who nevertheless remained a rank amateur when he attempted to compose in larger forms, such as in his piano concertos or for the opera house?
Book review: 'George Gershwin,' a new biography by Larry Starr 2011
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“Bring It Back”: Here we have a collaboration between Kris and London-based tunesmith Eg White (“Chasing Pavements”), and the melody is preposterously gorgeous.
Kris Allen song snippets: Let's rank 'em from best to not-so-best! | EW.com 2009
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Was Gershwin an inspired tunesmith, pure and simple, who nevertheless remained a rank amateur when he attempted to compose in larger forms, such as in his piano concertos or for the opera house?
Book review: 'George Gershwin,' a new biography by Larry Starr 2011
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If Ian Curtis had stuck around and become a tunesmith for Swedish pop girls, he might have come up with a line like that.
Rosanna (No 826) 2010
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A feisty director, two eager producers, a costume designer, a fashion designer, a tunesmith and his lyricist, a cinematographer, and more.
Patricia Zohn: Off the C(H)uff: Sam Wasson Channels Audrey Hepburn 2010
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It reminds us of that line about Frank Zappa being a potentially monstrously successful pop tunesmith, only he felt obliged to throw a spanner in the works every time.
Outer Limits Recordings (No 904) Paul Lester 2010
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The 82-year-old tunesmith and pianist devoted his trio's opening set to songs that have long been part of his singular and sardonic repertoire, some self-penned, others slyly adapted.
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It certainly didn't hurt to have a prolific tunesmith living in the house.
Martin Lewis: A World Without Gord: A Salute to Gordon Waller of Peter & Gordon 2009
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The appreciation of Sinatra, the ultimate tunesmith, was provided by a fellow tunesmith, Bono, the lead singer of the band U2, who sang a duet with Sinatra on a 1993 album.
Jerry Weissman: It Ain't What You Say, It's How You Say It 2009
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And that was his swan song, a collaboration -- across the oceans and the centuries -- with as gifted a tunesmith as this world has seen.
Michael Sigman: Field Notes from a Songwriter's Centennial -- Part II 2009
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