songwriter
/ˈsɒŋraɪtə(r)/ (bre, ipa) · /ˈsɔːŋraɪtər/ (ame, ipa) · /ˈsȯŋ-ˌrī-tər/ (ame, mw)
songwriter — 名詞
- songwritersingular
- songwritersplural
1. someone who creates songs by writing their lyrics, their melodies, or both, ofte
詞曲創作者
創作歌曲歌詞與旋律的人
someone who creates songs by writing their lyrics, their melodies, or both, often as a paid profession
Amir sent his demo tape to six different studios before a producer in Lagos called him back.
Amir 把試聽帶寄給六間不同的錄音室，最後在拉哥斯的一位製作人回電給他。
collocation: send + demo tape + to + [studio]
Mei-Lin met her favourite songwriter backstage after the concert in Taipei last spring.
Mei-Lin 去年春天在台北的一場演唱會後，到後台見到了她最喜歡的詞曲創作者。
The songwriter sat at the piano and played the new melody while Luisa wrote down the lyrics.
那位詞曲創作者坐在鋼琴前彈奏新旋律，而 Luisa 則在旁邊寫下歌詞。
Kwame works as both a songwriter and a lead guitarist in a band that tours across Ghana.
Kwame 在一個巡迴迦納演出的樂團裡，同時擔任詞曲創作者和主奏吉他手。
After ten years of writing songs, Sophie finally made a living as a full-time songwriter.
寫了十年歌之後，Sophie 終於能以全職詞曲創作者的身份維生。
- composer
usually refers to writers of classical or instrumental music, not songs with lyrics
- lyricist
writes only the words of a song, not the music
- singer-songwriter
a songwriter who also performs and sings their own songs