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musicianly

  • a word derived from musician.
    musician
    noun
    a person who makes music a profession, especially as a performer of music.

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The former is gritty but musicianly jazz-flecked rhythm and blues; the latter is expansive, experimental, heavily improvised and genuinely groundbreaking.

From The Guardian ● Oct. 6, 2019

Dismissed by many conservative rock critics of the era for the band's disinterest in mimicking the tropes of classic American rock 'n' roll, the members of Emerson, Lake & Palmer reveled in their musicianly skills.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 11, 2016

There are all sorts of musicianly challenges being made and mastered in the band’s songs, but the lyrics and Chris Thile’s voice turn the band’s cerebral efforts back toward matters of the heart.

From New York Times ● Dec. 26, 2013

Overnight, the old-fashioned musicianly virtues of well-played guitars, bass and drums were reinstated.

From The Guardian ● Jul. 6, 2012

Saint Saëns's music is interesting and musicianly from first to last.

From The Opera A Sketch of the Development of Opera. With full Descriptions of all Works in the Modern Repertory. by J. A. Fuller-Maitland