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instrumentalist Definition

in·stru·men·tal·ist (-ist)

noun

  1. a person who performs on a musical instrument
  2. a person who believes in instrumentalism

adjective

of or in keeping with instrumentalism

instrumentalist Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • year: Best Album of the Year & Instrumentalist of the Year - BBC Radio 2 Folk Awards 2002.

Converse of object

  • feature: AG: The instrumentalists featured on the album were fairly new except for Benoît.
  • provide: Cantamus is frequently asked to provide instrumentalists for special events.
  • comprise: The Band is the largest American army band in Europe and comprises thirty five instrumentalists.
  • involve: We are also keen to involve amateur instrumentalists playing at a good standard in our concerts.

Adjective modifier

  • talented: Central to their success is the band's core of talented instrumentalists.
  • outstanding: Outstanding instrumentalists are put forward to the St. Albans Stage band and for audition to the County Ensembles.
  • fine: The Band boasts some of the finest instrumentalists in the Brass Band movement.
  • young: Quartz Quartet Quartz Quartet is made up of four young, very talented string instrumentalists.
  • professional: Playing with professional instrumentalists I am sure gave them terrific confidence.
  • good: At the Masters there is a soloists prize, awarded to the best instrumentalist on the day.

Modifies a noun

  • view: The ACD appear to have taken a very instrumentalist view of the reasons for supporting the sector.
  • approach: He shows how the problems of mainstream economic theory can be traced to its basic ( and limited ) focus on an instrumentalist approach.
  • image: Although growth was uneven among teachers, all experienced some movement away from an instrumentalist image as instructional roles changed from lecturer to facilitator.

Noun used with modifier

  • multi: Wigan based multi instrumentalist, Nancy Elizabeth Cunliffe is set for big things.
  • brass: From the Chapters, II to V, I have presented the case studies of different brass instrumentalists.
  • solo: Play Along Disney Movie Hits: Now solo instrumentalists can play along with a.. .
  • jazz: A series of her articles on women jazz instrumentalists won an ASCAP award.
  • beginner: Throughout the term lessons are taught to whole classes - 30 beginner instrumentalists grappling with their newfound talent is a sight to behold!
  • period: Where possible period instrumentalists should include a work composed since 1970 in Stage II.