Percussionist is an English word with synonyms like musician or instrumentalist. Below you'll find 10+ example sentences showing how it's used in practice.
Percussionist meaning
A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.
Synonyms of Percussionist
Using Percussionist
- The main meaning on this page is: A trained musician who plays percussion instruments, as opposed to a drummer who lacks formal training.
- Useful related words include: musician, instrumentalist, player.
- In the example corpus, percussionist often appears in combinations such as: and percussionist, percussionist and, legendary percussionist.
Context around Percussionist
- Average sentence length in these examples: 23.5 words
- Position in the sentence: 7 start, 9 middle, 4 end
- Sentence types: 20 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations
Corpus analysis for Percussionist
- In this selection, "percussionist" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 23.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
- Around the word, legendary, freelance, powerhouse, michael, working and sivamani stand out and add context to how "percussionist" is used.
- Recognizable usage signals include a freelance percussionist working with and a live percussionist. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
- By corpus frequency, "percussionist" sits close to words such as aachen, abbots and abduct, which helps place it inside the broader word index.
Example types with percussionist
The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:
Ducharme, a percussionist and keyboard artist. (6 words)
Curtis Collins of Galveston served as the percussionist for Joel. (10 words)
He began his music career as a freelance percussionist working with a variety of orchestras. (15 words)
Local musician Trevor Bystrom, on guitar, and percussionist James Hershey entertain Dec. 23 at the T-end of the new Anna Maria City Pier, where people were dining and enjoying libations from the City Pier Grill & Bait Shop. (38 words)
The legendary percussionist and lyricist passed away on Tuesday (07Jan20) after a secret battle with brain cancer, and now singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson have shared their heartache at the loss of their old pal. (37 words)
The Garden has been a base for his musical family members, too, many of whom have been with him for decades, including saxophonist Mark Rivera and Crystal Taliefero, the powerhouse percussionist, sax player and singer. (35 words)
Example sentences (20)
He began his music career as a freelance percussionist working with a variety of orchestras.
Music director SS Thaman, legendary percussionist Sivamani, singer Karthik, flutist Naveen, and Aarabhi Institute of Performing Arts, among others, will showcase their musical finesse.
Curtis Collins of Galveston served as the percussionist for Joel.
Ducharme, a percussionist and keyboard artist.
The Garden has been a base for his musical family members, too, many of whom have been with him for decades, including saxophonist Mark Rivera and Crystal Taliefero, the powerhouse percussionist, sax player and singer.
These include percussionist Michael Galea, Oliver Degabriele on electric bass, Fiorella Camilleri on flute and Mario Borg on tenor saxophone.
And Jason, a percussionist, has made a name for himself with his own band and as an accompanist.
Local musician Trevor Bystrom, on guitar, and percussionist James Hershey entertain Dec. 23 at the T-end of the new Anna Maria City Pier, where people were dining and enjoying libations from the City Pier Grill & Bait Shop.
The legendary percussionist and lyricist passed away on Tuesday (07Jan20) after a secret battle with brain cancer, and now singer Geddy Lee and guitarist Alex Lifeson have shared their heartache at the loss of their old pal.
Ustad has not just widened the rhythm repertoire, he has broadened our perspective,” says Niladri, as he looks forward to perform once again with the master percussionist.
For the Grisey piece on Saturday night, American percussionist/conductor Steven Schick will lead the European ensemble Ludwig while Hannigan sings.
He started with simple combinations to warm up the spine and legs, then transitioned into slightly more complicated movement sequences, all set to the rhythms of a live percussionist.
Kiltro’s debut LP, Creatures of the Night, was released earlier in the year and features bassist/guitarist Will Parkhill and percussionist Michael Devincenzi rounding out the band’s sound.
Old Lions Still Roar also features vocalist Dee Snider, percussionist Chris Fehn, and Joe Satriani.
Sarathy Korwar, a British-Indian jazz percussionist, brought a message of unity that speaks more of the socio-cultural environment.
Since breaking away from New Jersey's hardcore metal scene, classically trained percussionist Dave Abramson has settled into a career of experimental and improvisational collaborations with everyone from Eyvind Kang to Wally Shoup.
Tonight, the band make full use of the martial firepower of two drummers – core member Chris Tomson and touring percussionist Garrett Ray, heavy on the gourds and bongos.
African percussionist and storyteller Makinde Gbolahan plays a variety of instruments native to the African continent.
As staged in New York, the concerto will showcase two soloists — a violinist, Elizabeth Zeltser of the Philharmonic, and a percussionist, David Cossin — at the front of the stage.
COA world percussionist plays Open Mic Plus - Belfast - Waldo - Republican Journal of your 3 free stories per week.
Common combinations with percussionist
These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts: