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as in instrumentalist
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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as in composer
a person who writes musical compositions
that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform
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as in instrumentalists
a person who plays a musical instrument
the violinist was a famous and exquisitely talented musician
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as in composers
a person who writes musical compositions
that musician is known for having written music that is very difficult to perform
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Recent Examples of musician
Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Brody and Brandon's mother, songwriter and actress Linda Thompson, and their stepfather at the time, Grammy Award-winning musician David Foster, also starred.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
There are also interviews with musicians like Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Flea.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
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Noun
Bootsy Collins spoke about how Prince was a musician who helped uplift others.
—Reg Chapman, CBS News, 7 June 2026
Brody and Brandon's mother, songwriter and actress Linda Thompson, and their stepfather at the time, Grammy Award-winning musician David Foster, also starred.
—Ashley Hume, FOXNews.com, 6 June 2026
Noun
This month, Young MC, Martina McBride, the Commodores, Morris Day and Bret Michaels were among the musicians who canceled their performances shortly after they were announced by Freedom 250.
—Arkansas Online, 7 June 2026
There are also interviews with musicians like Stevie Wonder, Lionel Richie, and Flea.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 6 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for musician
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On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Asake’s last live outing in North America was his Red Bull Symphonic concert, which transformed many of his fan favorites into reworked orchestral versions backed by classical instrumentalists and Nigerian talking drummers alike.—
Emanuel Okusanya,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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The third key person in the Pantochino company is composer Justin Rugg, who writes all the company’s original musicals alongside Bernardi.—
Christopher Arnott,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2026
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Award-winning composer Kevin Penkin’s score was recorded with an 80-piece orchestra in Japan.—
Allison McClain Merrill,
Parents,
8 June 2026
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On Saturday there were nearly 400 student instrumentalists and vocalists one time or another on stage at Disney, members of a large symphony orchestra, a concert orchestra, a big band, a mariachi ensemble and the Titan Banda Oaxaquena.—
Mark Swed,
Los Angeles Times,
3 June 2026
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Asake’s last live outing in North America was his Red Bull Symphonic concert, which transformed many of his fan favorites into reworked orchestral versions backed by classical instrumentalists and Nigerian talking drummers alike.—
Emanuel Okusanya,
Variety,
26 May 2026
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Along with Gioachino Rossini and Gaetano Donizetti, Bellini is part of a Mount Rushmore–like triptych of nineteenth-century Italian composers invoked whenever beautiful singing—bel canto—becomes an object of faith.—
Arya Roshanian,
The New York Review of Books,
6 June 2026
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Conducted by Carlos Vieu, the event features an attractive lineup of international works by composers Carl Nielsen, Alberto Ginastera and Dmitri Shostakovich.—
Randy McMullen,
Mercury News,
4 June 2026
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These artists defined their own style in Detroit—raw, soulful, and forward-looking—and eventually captured a global audience.—
Arati Menon,
Condé Nast Traveler,
7 June 2026
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In the wake of 2020’s protests, many museums solicited responses from contemporary artists—particularly artists of color; A250 has spawned no such wave of institutional commissions.—
Greg Allen,
ARTnews.com,
7 June 2026
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Across the campus, 30 artists have created an array of site-specific permanent works on a scale that would even be challenging for a leading contemporary art institution.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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Attendees enjoy performances from local artists and bands, while grabbing a bite or drink from food trucks and vendors.—
Laura Daily,
Denver Post,
3 June 2026
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“Musician.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/musician. Accessed 10 Jun. 2026.
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