harmonica player

Pocket organ performer

A harmonica player is someone who plays the harmonica, a small handheld wind instrument with metal reeds.

The term appears in musical contexts from blues and folk to rock: The harmonica player stepped up for his solo.

Also called a harpist informally among musicians, though that term more commonly refers to someone who plays the harp.

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folk · juke joint · wailing · bending · second position · reeds · vibrato · Dylan · diatonic · chromatic · blues bar · Mississippi · porch · train whistle · cupped hands · amplified · blues harp · Chicago blues

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Opposites
musical production vs. reception

harmonica playerlistener

One who attends aurally

concertgoer

instrument type

harmonica playerguitarist

One who plays six strings

pianist · violinist · cellist · drummer · bassist

musical role/prominence

harmonica playerlead vocalist

Primary singer in group

orchestra conductor · virtuoso · concertmaster · prima donna · headliner

Family

harmonica, player, harmonicas, play, plays, played, playing, playable, replay

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Top 200,000
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Known to kids · Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G