musician

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Sam Robinson (www. myspace.com / samrobinsonmusc) will tell you right away that one of his primary ambitions as a musician is to be as technically sound as he can be.

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  1. noun One who composes, conducts, or performs music, especially instrumental music.

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  • However, what I have to do as a musician is do everything that is not on the music. —  Evelyn Glennie shows how to listen
  • I soon discovered the cause of this, when I entered the flat where the musician was at work. —  James Nasmyth: Engineer, An Autobiography.
  • For those who are unfamiliar with the RIO scene, I'll mention that Dave Kerman is a well known musician from the American RIO movement, being a Drummer, composer-song writer and lyricist, active from the early 80's until today. —  Latest reviews @ Progarchives.com, the ultimate progressive rock music website
  • This young man has a poker face and takes a great picture from every angle, but more intriguing about this musician is the elegant melodies he threads into the music on mandolin. —  Kingsport Times News - Daily 5
  • One of the ways one can judge a musician is the company they keep and you have some swell collaborators on the new set - Mike Coykendall, Lucinda Williams, —  JamBase
 

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Etymologies (2)

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  1. Middle English musicien, from Old French, from Latin mūsica, music; see music.

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  1. Early modern English also musition; from French musicien; as music + -ian.
 

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/mjuˈzɪʃən/
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