cornetist

noun

variants or cornettist
Definition of cornetistnext
as in trumpeter

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  1. trumpeter
  2. clarinetist
  3. trombonist
  4. pianist
  5. saxophonist
  6. drummer
  7. organist
  8. violinist
Noun
  • Makeba and trumpeter Masekela accompanied Simon on the Graceland tour despite the controversy.
    — Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 30 July 2026
  • Guitarist Adam Turay and trumpeter Ryan Easter both come from the jazzier side of the tracks, the former playing with Afro-R&B group the Narcotix, the latter with more out-there units like WRENS.
    — Sam Goldner, Pitchfork, 23 July 2026
Definition of trumpeter
Noun
  • The ambient dub producer and clarinetist will release Memoria on September 4 via Smalltown Supersound.
    — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 6 July 2026
  • Principal clarinetist Dario Brignoli went in a different direction while playing an arrangement of George Gershwin’s Three Preludes.
    — Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 5 July 2026
Definition of clarinetist
Noun
  • The main stage featured local performers including Brass and Boujee, with Kansas City rapper and entrepreneur Kemet Coleman and hip-hop trombonist Kadesh Flow.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 17 Aug. 2026
  • For composer and Jazz at Lincoln Center Orchestra trombonist Christopher Crenshaw, that collective spirit is the music’s genius.
    — Abraham Swee, USA Today, 29 June 2026
Definition of trombonist
Noun
  • The real-life jazz quartet from Gelber’s play—headlined by the saxophonist Jackie McLean and the pianist Freddie Redd—performed at length on camera.
    — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 26 Aug. 2026
  • But it was filled with quicksilver, roller-coaster displays of virtuosity and the sly humor Lutoslawski and fellow Polish composer and pianist Andrzej Panufnik brought to their Paganini variations in its original 1941 iteration.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • Guests were also treated to a live music production, which included performances by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.
    — Edward Segarra, USA Today, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Live music was provided by saxophonist Alek Sanchez-Tellez, violinist Katarina Baumgart, and French singer Ana-Maria Desai.
    — Ashlyn Robinette, PEOPLE, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of saxophonist
Noun
  • King Gizzard and the Lizard Wizard brought out surprise guest Max Weinberg during their Saturday show in Queens, just a week after the E Street Band drummer’s son Jay joined the band onstage.
    — Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 22 Aug. 2026
  • The blink-182 drummer shared that the late DJ had struggled with his sobriety after the two of them survived a plane crash.
    — Daysia Tolentino, Entertainment Weekly, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • An honorary street sign was posted in Chicago's Portage Park last week commemorating silent film organist Jay Warren — real name Dennis Wolkowicz — who died last year.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • This complicated story of mix-ups and mishaps at sea will be accompanied by the pianist and organist Ben Model, who will share keyboard duties with Makia Matsumura throughout the festival.
    — Tim Page, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2026
Definition of organist
Noun
  • Lin, not coincidentally, was also the violinist when Quartet La Jolla was first played 15 years ago.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026
  • Accompanying the drones will be a suite of musical scores and dialogue from the films, as well as a live performance by an electric violinist (dressed in a wizard’s cloak) to help amplify the soundtrack.
    — Vince Basada, Sacbee.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of violinist
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