cembalist
cembalist noun: an orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble.
Noun
cembalist (plural cembalists)
- An orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble.
- Ensemble performances were led by the organist or cembalist ; he sat at his instrument, played the “accompaniment,” and directed the performance—now by movements of his head, now perhaps by beating time with one hand.1895, Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Scribner's Magazine - Volume 17, page 384
- While the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart could conceivably be played fairly acceptably under the dual leadership of concertmaster and cembalist, the symphonies of Beethoven could not.1948, Pierre Van Rensselaer Key, Alfred Human, Musical Digest - Volume 30, page 18
Forms of cembalist
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Questions about cembalist
- What does cembalist mean?
- Cembalist means an orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble.
- What part of speech is cembalist?
- Cembalist is a noun.
- What is the plural of cembalist?
- The plural of cembalist is cembalists.
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