songsmith
Crafter of tunes
A songsmith is someone who writes songs, especially as a skilled craftsman of melody and lyrics.
The word carries a workmanlike connotation—less lofty than composer, more hands-on than songwriter: a veteran Nashville songsmith with dozens of country hits.
Like wordsmith or goldsmith, it emphasizes the craft of making.
One who composes music
- tunesmithInformal term for composer
- melodistCreator of tunes
- arrangerOne who orders elements
- producerOne who makes things
maestro · virtuoso · conductor · orchestrator · musician · score · symphony · opera
Writer of verse
- versifierOne composing metrical lines
- rhymeMatching terminal sounds
- stanzaPoem's line grouping
- coupletTwo successive verse lines
metaphor · imagery · alliteration · refrain · chorus · bard · minstrel · troubadour
Notes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
- polyphonySimultaneous independent melodic lines
consonance · resonance · interval · tonality · scale · arpeggio · cadence · modulation
Recounting events aloud
- narrativeAccount of events
- folkloreInherited cultural narratives
- romanceLove and its excitement
- lamentMournful expression of grief
serenade · elegy · ode · acoustic · guitar · piano · medieval · verses
Exceptional creative skill
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
- skillAcquired ability through practice
mastery · finesse · discipline · creativity · inspiration · revision · composition · refinement
songwriter
One who composes music
producer · maestro · virtuoso · conductor · orchestrator · musician · score · symphony · opera · sonata
tunesmith
Informal term for composer
- versesmithOne who composes poetry
poet
Writer of verse
couplet · metaphor · imagery · alliteration · refrain · chorus · bard · minstrel · troubadour · librettist
chord
Notes sounded simultaneously
- melodyPleasing sequence of notes
- tuneMusical sequence of notes
- counterpointSimultaneous independent melodies
polyphony · consonance · resonance · interval · tonality · scale · arpeggio · cadence · modulation · key
storytelling
Recounting events aloud
lament · serenade · elegy · ode · acoustic · guitar · piano · medieval · verses · stanzas
artistry
Exceptional creative skill
- craftsmanshipSkill in making objects
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- artisanSkilled manual tradesperson
skill · mastery · finesse · discipline · creativity · inspiration · revision · composition · refinement · dedication
songsmithperformer
One who entertains audiences
interpreter · cover artist · singer · session musician · karaoke singer
songsmithlistener
One who attends aurally
censor · music critic · philistine · fan · concertgoer