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Definitions for Pianist
piˈæn ɪst, ˈpyæn-, ˈpi ə nɪstpi·anist

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Princeton's WordNet

  1. pianist, piano playernoun

    a person who plays the piano

Wiktionary

  1. pianistnoun

    A person who plays the piano, particularly with skill or as part of an orchestra.

  2. pianistnoun

    A spy using radio or wireless telegraphy to keep in touch with headquarters during the Second World War

  3. Etymology: From pianiste, from pianista. Also pian(o) + -ist.

Wikipedia

  1. Pianist

    A pianist (US: pee-AN-ist, also PEE-ə-nist) is an individual musician who plays the piano. Since most forms of Western music can make use of the piano, pianists have a wide repertoire and a wide variety of styles to choose from, among them traditional classical music, jazz, blues, and all sorts of popular music, including rock and roll. Most pianists can, to an extent, easily play other keyboard-related instruments such as the synthesizer, harpsichord, celesta, and the organ.

ChatGPT

  1. pianist

    A pianist is a musician who specializes in playing the piano. This can include performing solo or accompanying others in a variety of music genres, from classical to jazz to pop. Pianists can also compose and arrange music specifically for the piano. They may perform publicly in concerts, recitals, orchestras, or bands, or they may work privately as music teachers.

Webster Dictionary

  1. Pianistnoun

    a performer, esp. a skilled performer, on the piano

  2. Etymology: [Cf. F. pianiste, It. pianista.]

Wikidata

  1. Pianist

    A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.

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Numerology

  1. Chaldean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pianist in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

  2. Pythagorean Numerology

    The numerical value of Pianist in Pythagorean Numerology is: 7

Examples of Pianist in a Sentence

  1. Grange Lady Haig Rutan:

    As an author I found it fascinating interviewing luminaries of the jazz world for over 15 years, beginning with a phone call from Red Rodney on a Thanksgiving Day in 1989 and then a phone call from Stan Getz on Christmas Day; their comments set in motion the quest to write a book about my first husband, Al Haig, the chosen pianist of Charlie Parker and Dizzy Gillespie (who gave me the moniker 'Lady Haig' one blustery cold night outside of Birdland on a January night) - and later Stan Getz.”

  2. Michael Levine:

    Having children makes you no more a parent than having a piano makes you a pianist.

  3. Tamara Simmons:

    I am a pianist, i compose some of my own original music. One of my most known compositions is called' Dreams Are Forever.'.

  4. Dalton McCutcheon:

    My mom was stabbed to death, it was a bloody and horrific scene. I would n’t wish this on anybody. JUILLIARD-TRAINED CONCERT PIANIST CHARGED IN SC PET HOSPITAL STAFFER'S ‘ VERY VIOLENT ’ STABBING DEATH.

  5. Ivo Pogorelić:

    First, technical perfection as something natural. Second, an insight into the development of the piano sound, as perfected by the pianist-composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, composers who understood the piano both as a human voice ... and as an orchestra with which they could produce a variety of colors. Third, the need to learn how to use every aspect of our new instruments, which are richer in sound. Fourth, the importance of differentiation.

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