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Longman Dictionary of Contemporary English
songwriting
noun
EXAMPLES FROM CORPUS
▪ Johnny Marr set about moulding a band around the songwriting.
▪ Marr's years spent in isolated songwriting obviously combined with Morrissey's lyrical backlog.
▪ Morrissey's songwriting still stemmed from the angle of poverty and this early repertoire would last for eighteen months of success.
▪ Songs are the lifeblood of pop music, and all the artists I have represented have been heavily involved in songwriting.
▪ The genuine craft of Hogan's songwriting is in her re-interpretation of the classic pop song.
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songwriting

n. The work of a songwriter

Usage examples of "songwriting".

She figured maybe Dell had left some sort of a note of explanation for her on the piano, like they'd used to do so often in the old songwriting days.

The songwriting also didn't mature until much later, though many of the catchy songs had hints of longing and regret and dread ("Stop Trying" is just one example).

Their songwriting grew more sophisticated and the group wasn't afraid to quietly explore other genres – notably reggae ("Tell Her a Little Lie") and ballads ("Hope You Love Me Like You Say" and "Is It Me?

My own musical projects had never had so much creative songwriting and vocal harmonies and I'd never been in a group where a flute was one of the major influences.

Our songwriting and musical tastes have evolved over the years, however, so it's not as simple now.

If she were getting a C-minus in German on account of using all her class time to write songs, I fully doubt Gwen’s mother would make her take a songwriting workshop twice a week.

I don’t think singing and songwriting could ever be as satisfying creatively as drawing a really excellent egg.

His novels and stories have been translated into at least sixteen languages worldwide, and his long and fascinating career has covered everything from journalism and stage adaptations to songwriting and performances.

The songwriting is so strenuously witless that it's got to be a parody.