noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru', intransitive verb
setting to music; composition (of a melody for lyrics)
Refers to the act of composing a melody to fit existing lyrics, often in traditional or vocal music contexts. Can be used as a noun or as a suru-verb.
詩に節付けをするのは難しい。
Setting a poem to music is difficult.
彼はその歌詞に節付けし
He composed a melody for those lyrics.