instrumentalist
noun
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Definition of instrumentalist
1
: a player on a musical instrument
2
: an exponent of instrumentalism
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Examples of instrumentalist in a Sentence
he excels as a conductor, a composer, and as an instrumentalist
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Given the prominence of the players involved, one could easily look at the program without realizing that the event focuses on women instrumentalists. — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, "Bay Area jazz women ready to celebrate a radio icon in Berkeley," 2 July 2019 The orchestra is specifically looking for string players to fill openings, LoPiccolo said, but all instrumentalists are welcome to contact him about joining. — Emily Sorensen, Pomerado News, "Poway Symphony Orchestra seeking string players for Beethoven’s ‘Ninth Symphony’," 22 Aug. 2019 This week, a downtown San Jose jazz club will again pay tribute to the late Rahsaan Roland Kirk, an avant-garde multi-instrumentalist whose talents inspired the owners of Cafe Stritch, the Borkenhagen family, to further his legacy. — Linda Zavoral, The Mercury News, "Cafe Stritch celebrates legendary jazz musician Rahsaan Roland Kirk," 30 July 2019 The thunder that this massive gathering of voices and instrumentalists produced from the outset established the enormous framework of Part I, which amounts to a celebration of Creation and a divine hand behind it. — Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "CSO review: A vast exploration of Leonard Bernstein’s legacy over 2 nights," 25 July 2019 The contract, which goes in effect retroactively to this past March, also has a provision that allows orchestrators to serve as conductors or instrumentalists. — Charles Passy, WSJ, "Broadway Musicians, Producers Reach Contract Deal," 26 June 2019 His remix of multi-instrumentalist Dexter Story’s 2015 work merges bits of keyboard, hand clap, tambourine, analog synth and Ras’ gentle scat-singing to create a mystical new track. — Los Angeles Times, "California Sounds: Three essential Ras G tracks you should know," 31 July 2019 In the ensuing years, Darling, a multi-instrumentalist, played and toured with artists from Robert Palmer to Carole King. — chicagotribune.com, "How rock veterans from Runaways, Fanny joined forces," 29 July 2019 Collier is a songwriter, composer, singer, and multi-instrumentalist from the UK who, like Wonder, uses jazz as a tool to surprise and delight his audience. — Estelle Caswell, Vox, "Stevie Wonder’s irresistible ode to jazz, explained," 5 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'instrumentalist.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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instrumentalist
noun
English Language Learners Definition of instrumentalist
: a person who plays a musical instrument
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