Thesaurus results for ACCOMPANIST

accompanist

noun

Definition of accompanist

as in soloist

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Recent Examples of accompanist The concert director is Edwin Basilio; accompanist is Cho-Hyun Park and organist is Rodney Girvin. — Linda McIntosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 14 May 2026 An accompanist will be provided. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026 Miles Messier fades into the background as the piano accompanist. — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 2 Feb. 2026 The smart shopper will already note signs of staleness and mold in the old practice of a singer in stiff white tie and tails or gaudy gown, standing, arm propped on piano, of the second banana accompanist. — Classical Music Critic, Los Angeles Times, 19 Jan. 2026 See All Example Sentences for accompanist

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Noun

The arrival marks Beyoncé’s forty-fifth appearance on the ranking as a soloist.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 23 Aug. 2026
But nothing prepared Wright for the honour of becoming the first soloist to sing God Save the King at a public event in 70 years, two days after the death of Queen Elizabeth II.

— Paul Newman, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of soloist

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

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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

Stomp-and-holler virtuoso Noah Kahan had to cancel his July appearance at Citi Field when storm clouds threatened.

— Matthew Schneier, Curbed, 27 Aug. 2026
Roy Clark could show up at Felix and Oscar’s New York apartment in The Odd Couple to demonstrate his virtuoso pickin’ skills and be summoned to Burbank to sub in for Johnny Carson as a guest host of The Tonight Show.

— David Kamp, HollywoodReporter, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of virtuoso

Noun

But whereas some other chillers have flamed out, this one comes with a true maestro of the form in Felix Barrett of the British company Punchdrunk.

— Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 26 Aug. 2026
An instant landmark, the building was designed by Chinese architect Ma Yansong of MAD, working in tandem with executive architect Michael Siegel of Stantec and landscape maestro Mia Lehrer of Studio-MLA.

— Mayer Rus, Architectural Digest, 18 Aug. 2026

Definition of maestro

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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 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

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