mandolinists

Eight-stringed instrument players

Mandolinists are musicians who play the mandolin, a small stringed instrument related to the lute.

The word appears in contexts discussing classical ensembles, bluegrass bands, or Italian folk music: The mandolinists tuned their instruments before the concert.

instrument

strings

Thin flexible lines

  • fretsWorries or string dividers
  • plectrumString-plucking implement
  • pickPointed breaking tool

tremolo · tuning · fingerboard · soundhole · body · bridge · nut · capo · case · strap

genre

bluegrass

Acoustic Appalachian folk music

Irish · Italian · Americana · country · traditional · acoustic · old-time · Neapolitan · baroque · Brazilian

performance

musicians

People who create music

ensemble · recital · concert · stage · virtuosos · accompanists · duo · trio · quartet · orchestra

Opposites
instrument family contrast

mandolinistsbassists

Four-string pluckers

bass guitarists · cellists · guitarists · organists · pianists

musical role

mandolinistslisteners

Those who attend aurally

audiences · vocalists · singers · conductors · composers

Family

mandolinist

Familiarity
Top 1,000,000
Profile
Used worldwide · Timeless · Concrete · Everyday, not technical · Rated G