musician
Noun
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is a type of: performer, performing artist - an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audiencesubtypes:
- accompanist, accompanyist - a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
- accordionist - a musician who plays the accordion
- concertinist - a person who plays the concertina
- bandsman - a player in a band (especially a military band)
- bassist - a musician who play the bass viol
- bassoonist - a musician who plays the bassoon
- bell ringer - someone who plays musical handbells
- carillonneur - a musician who plays a carillon
- cellist, violoncellist - someone who plays a violoncello
- clarinetist, clarinettist - a musician who plays the clarinet
- flautist, flute player, flutist - someone who plays the flute
- gambist - a musician who performs upon the viola da gamba
- guitar player, guitarist - a musician who plays the guitar
- harmoniser, harmonizer - a musician who sings or plays in harmony
- harper, harpist - someone who plays the harp
- harpsichordist - someone who plays the harpsichord
- hornist - a musician who plays a horn (especially a French horn)
- jazz musician, jazzman - a musician who plays or composes jazz music
- keyboardist - a musician who plays a keyboard instrument
- koto player - a musician who plays the koto
- lutanist, lutenist, lutist - a musician who plays the lute
- oboist - a musician who plays the oboe
- organist - a person who plays an organ
- percussionist - a musician who plays percussion instruments
- pianist, piano player - a person who plays the piano
- bagpiper, piper - someone who plays the bagpipe
- recorder player - someone who plays the recorder
- rhythm and blues musician - a performer (and sometimes composer) of rhythm and blues music
- rock 'n' roll musician, rocker - a performer or composer or fan of rock music
- saxist, saxophonist - a musician who plays the saxophone
- singer, vocaliser, vocalist, vocalizer - a person who sings
- sitar player - a musician who plays the sitar
- soloist - a musician who performs a solo
- trombone player, trombonist - a musician who plays the trombone
- cornetist, trumpeter - a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
- vibist, vibraphonist - a musician who plays the vibraphone
- fiddler, violinist - a musician who plays the violin
- violist - a musician who plays the viola
belongs to: musical group, musical organisation, musical organization - an organization of musicians who perform togethersame as: instrumentalist, player -
referred to in: music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manneris a type of: artist, creative person - a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imaginationsubtypes:
- adapter, arranger, transcriber - a musician who adapts a composition for particular voices or instruments or for another style of performance
- cantor, choirmaster, precentor - the musical director of a choir
- composer - someone who composes music as a profession
- conductor, director, music director - the person who leads a musical group
- virtuoso - a musician who is a consummate master of technique and artistry
specific instances:- herbert, victor herbert - United States musician and composer and conductor noted for his comic operas (1859-1924)
- ono, yoko ono - United States musician (born in Japan) who married John Lennon and collaborated with him on recordings (born in 1933)
- carl orff, orff - German musician who developed a widely used system for teaching music to children (1895-1982)
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