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
  • Alexander met Clark during his stint in New York, but Farnsworth first played with the pianist at Kuumbwa last year when Zisman recommended him.
    — Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Today's listen Grammy- and Oscar-winning pianist Jon Batiste recently released three new albums all at once.
    — Brittney Melton, NPR, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of pianist
Noun
  • This will be the saxophonist’s SummerFest debut as both a composer and performer.
    — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Dinner Party, consisting of pianist Robert Glasper, saxophonist Kamasi Washington, and producers Terrace Martin and 9th Wonder, has prioritized consistency from the beginning.
    — Reed Jackson, SPIN, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of saxophonist
Noun
  • Travis Barker The Blink-182 drummer survived a plane crash that killed four other people in 2008.
    — Diana Pearl, PEOPLE, 15 Aug. 2026
  • In September of 2022, at two tribute concerts for late Foo Fighters drummer Taylor Hawkins, Lee and Lifeson performed together for the first time since Peart’s death, with a revolving crew of drummers.
    — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of drummer
Noun
  • 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
  • The music fest is directed by Raúl Prieto Ramírez, Spreckels Organ Society’s artistic director and San Diego’s civic organist.
    — Ut Community Press, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 July 2026
Definition of organist
Noun
  • 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
  • There are also guest appearances by Brandi Carlile, Lee Ann Womack, the Jeremy Jordan Ensemble, percussionist Jay Bellerose, violinist Scarlet Rivera, and Taupin’s daughter, Georgey.
    — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2026
Definition of violinist
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