Thesaurus results for ACCOMPANIST

accompanist

noun

Definition of accompanist

as in soloist

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Recent Examples of accompanist The concert director is Edwin Basilio; accompanist is Cho-Hyun Park and organist is Rodney Girvin. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 An accompanist will be provided. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompanist

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Noun

The singer and songwriter hit the stage at the 2026 MTV Video Music Awards for the first time as a soloist with a six-piece string section and more than a dozen additional musicians.

— Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Anderson was the first Black soloist to perform at the Metropolitan Opera in New York, in Verdi’s opera Un ballo in maschera.

— Marc Weingarten, Los Angeles Times, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of soloist

Noun

Dylan’s backing band, as introduced at Carnegie, was composed of the Hawks guitarist Robbie Robertson, the organist Garth Hudson, the bassist Rick Danko, the pianist Richard Manual and the drummer Levon Helm.

— Atoosa Moinzadeh, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2026
There was no choir, no church organist, and no children or young families.

— John Blake, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of organist

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The nine-year time jump Courtesy of tvN Advertisement Nine years later, Pi-o is an internationally renowned solo pianist, having used his victory at the Prague Harmonie International Competition to launch a career.

— Kayti Burt, Time, 6 Oct. 2026
The inaugural class consisted of contralto Marian Anderson, dancer-actor-singer Fred Astaire, choreographer George Balanchine, composer Richard Rodgers and pianist Arthur Rubinstein.

— Paul Grein, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026

Definition of pianist

Noun

His only drum teacher, a Dublin jazz player, briefly tried to show a young Mullen how to play like the virtuoso Steve Gadd.

— Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 28 Sep. 2026
Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of virtuoso

Noun

These five rising, behind-the-scenes maestros have worked on major hits for such likely 2027 contenders as Noah Kahan, Ariana Grande and Rosalía — and could be first-time nominees in the category.

— Andrew Unterberger, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
The evening was a fitting toast to the shoe maestro, who celebrated his past, present and future alongside the Milan Fashion Week crowd and influential actresses and models, including Naomi Watts.

— Katie Abel, Footwear News, 28 Sep. 2026

Definition of maestro

Noun

Great virtuosi such as violinist Isaac Stern, pianist Van Cliburn, soprano Leontyne Price and hosts of other incredible artists, both American and from abroad, blessed our concert halls with their dazzling artistry.

— Letters to the Editor, Washington Post, 25 Sep. 2026
Through 107 career games, Minten’s profile has leaned more toward dependable cello player than virtuoso first violinist.

— Fluto Shinzawa, New York Times, 9 Sep. 2026

Definition of violinist

Noun

Baird, a multi-instrumentalist and vocalist, favors density and percussive force, while Williams, a trumpeter, tends to work in subliminal textures and blurred, dissolving tones.

— Reed Jackson, SPIN, 28 Sep. 2026
Also over a memorable weekend in Millennium Park, pianist Robert Glasper, trumpeter Ella Grace and a mayoral proclamation.

— Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 7 Sep. 2026

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