contrapuntist

I should compare one who invents melodies to a noble racehorse, and a mere contrapuntist to a hired post hack.

Much that Nabucco contained demonstrated the fully-trained composer, the scientific musician, and the able contrapuntist.

The discourse and instruction of the great contrapuntist could not be without influence on Wolfgang's work.

Albrechtsberger, one of these, was a famous contrapuntist of his time, and the student gained much from his teaching.

Contemporaneously with his pupilage under Hummel, he studied the theory of music with Simon Sechter, an eminent contrapuntist.