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musician
has definitions from the fields of music,performing arts
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[ noun ] (music,performing arts) someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
Synonyms Used in print (The Christian Science Monitor,...)An enthusiastic audience confirmed the `` live '' character of the hour , and provided the interaction between musician and hearer which almost always seems to improve the quality of performance . One of the script 's big problems was how to blend pictures and music of the past with live performances by musicians of today . (High Fidelity, 11:10...)Every detail in his interpretation has been beautifully thought_out , and of these I would especially cite the delicious landler touch the pianist brings to the fifth variation ( an obvious indication that he is playing with Viennese musicians ) , and the gossamer shading throughout . The assisting musicians from the Vienna_Octet are somewhat lacking in expertise , but their contribution is rustic and appealing . Helmut_Roloff , playing with a group of musicians from the Bayreuth_Ensemble , gives a sturdy reading , in much the same vein as that of the last_mentioned pianists . Related terms performer soloist pianist singer violinist jazz_musician flutist piper trumpeter organist guitarist bassoonist harpist rocker sitar_player percussionist keyboardist violist saxophonist recorder_player harpsichordist bell_ringer accompanist trombonist koto_player cellist carillonneur lutist harmoniser rhythm_and_blues_musician oboist accordionist bassist hornist clarinetist vibist bandsman musical_organization |
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[ noun ] (music) artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
Used in print (Tristram P. Coffin, "Folklore in the American Twentieth...)Unfortunately , few of the artists ( writers , movie producers , dramatists and musicians ) who have used American folklore since 1900 have known enough to distinguish between the two streams even in the most general of ways . |
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