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flutist

noun

Definition of flutist

as in violinist

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Recent Examples of flutist Carolyn Brown, the orchestra’s principal flutist, will perform excerpts and participate in the Q&A session. — Eric E. Harrison, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026 McClung painted the flutist after hearing him in an empty parking structure beside the shopping center. — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 9 Apr. 2026 At the event, flutist Scott Metlicka, clarinetist Gene Collerd and bassoonist Vince Disantis will perform a concert of chamber music. — Aurora Beacon-News, Chicago Tribune, 20 Mar. 2026 Japanese percussionist and bamboo flutist Kaoru Watanabe and Sicilian multi-instrumentalist Francesco Turrisi contribute to the polyrhythmic grooves and spacious, reflective passages. — Andrew Gilbert, San Francisco Chronicle, 13 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for flutist

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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

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

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Townshend was born in West London in May 1945, just days before Germany’s surrender, to musical parents – his father a professional saxophonist and his mother a singer.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2026
Instead, everyone in the main room is dancing under a glistening disco ball to the syncopations of Riva, a three-piece comprised of a psychedelic saxophonist, drummer and keyboardist.

— Mary Carreon, Los Angeles Times, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of saxophonist

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Walter Parazaider, co-founder, saxophonist and flautist in the rock band Chicago, has died following a battle with Alzheimer’s, the band confirmed on Wednesday.

— Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 17 June 2026
The force of the example, as Taggart explains, lies in us forgetting that Lizzo was once an oddball rapper-flautist who was anointed by Prince; an indie artist with pipes who endeared herself to mean Brooklyn gays.

— Lauren Michele Jackson, New Yorker, 11 June 2026

Definition of flautist

Noun

Among the audience, Billboard spotted Anthrax guitarist Scott Ian in attendance.

— Natalia Cano, Billboard, 2 Oct. 2026
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

Definition of guitarist

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The flutist Denis Bouriakov and the bassoonist Whitney Crockett applied pinpoint dexterity to Paganini and Rossini, respectively.

— Alex Ross, New Yorker, 15 June 2026
On The Mountain The duo Dyad — violinist Niv Ashkenazi and bassoonist Leah Kohn — performs their own arrangements of selections from Ernest Bloch, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Niccolo Paganini, Irving Berlin, Bruce Babcock, Johann Sebastian Bach, Camille Saint-Saëns and George Gershwin.

— Arts Editor, Los Angeles Times, 10 Apr. 2026

Definition of bassoonist

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

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