musician
noun
musicianly
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a word derived from
musician.
Example Sentences
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The Australian band Hiatus Kaiyote revels in musicianly games like shifting meters, angular harmonies and leaping, zigzag melodies, adeptly drawing on jazz, funk, rock and psychedelia.
From New York Times ● Jan. 26, 2024
That’s good, because she always has something to say, with both a message in her lyrics and a musicianly presence.
From New York Times ● Apr. 4, 2022
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
The first requisite for one who wishes to become a musicianly and artistic pianist is a precise knowledge of the possibilities and limitations of the piano as an instrument.
From Piano Playing: With Piano Questions Answered by Josef Hofmann
