pianist
Eighty-eight key musician
A pianist is a person who plays the piano, especially as a profession or serious pursuit.
The term typically implies skill or training beyond casual playing: She's been a concert pianist for twenty years.
The jazz pianist improvised throughout the set.
Polish Romantic pianist-composer
- LisztHungarian Romantic-era pianist-composer
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
- SchubertViennese song composer
Rachmaninoff · Debussy · sonata · etude · nocturne · prelude · fugue · concerto
One who plays alongside
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- teacherOne who instructs others
- coachOne who instructs
rehearsal · practice · touring · gigging · sideman · bandleader · recording · arranger
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
- applauseCollective hand-clapping approval
encore · ovation · soloist · debut · repertoire · program · acoustics · Steinway
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
- compingImprovised chordal accompaniment
- strideExtended single footstep
- bebopFast, complex jazz style
- swingSuspended recreational seat
standards · voicings · Monk · Ellington · Peterson · Hancock · Evans · Jarrett
Gifted youth with rare talent
- wunderkindRemarkably talented youngster
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- masteryComplete skill or control
- dexteritySkillful hand coordination
arpeggios · octaves · trills · runs · brilliance · gifted · talent · child prodigy
Pipe keyboard performer
- keyboardistKeys instrument player
- harpsichordistPlucked-keyboard instrument performer
- accordionistBellows instrument performer
- violinistOne who bows strings
cellist · vocalist · singer · drummer · bassist · guitarist · conductor · duo
Chopin
Polish Romantic pianist-composer
- LisztHungarian Romantic-era pianist-composer
- MozartEighteenth-century Austrian composer
- BeethovenGerman classical music giant
Rachmaninoff · Schubert · Debussy · sonata · etude · nocturne · prelude · fugue · concerto · conservatory
accompanist
One who plays alongside
- sessionScheduled time for activity
- studioCreative professional's workspace
- teacherOne who instructs others
coach · rehearsal · practice · touring · gigging · sideman · bandleader · recording · arranger · composer
recital
Solo musical performance
- concertLive musical performance
- stageRaised performance platform
- audienceGathered viewers collectively
applause · encore · ovation · soloist · debut · repertoire · program · acoustics · Steinway · bench
improvisation
Spontaneous, unplanned creation
swing · standards · voicings · Monk · Ellington · Peterson · Hancock · Evans · Jarrett · ragtime
prodigy
Gifted youth with rare talent
- wunderkindRemarkably talented youngster
- techniqueSkilled way of performing
- masteryComplete skill or control
dexterity · arpeggios · octaves · trills · runs · brilliance · gifted · talent · child prodigy · competition
organist
Pipe keyboard performer
- keyboardistKeys instrument player
- harpsichordistPlucked-keyboard instrument performer
- accordionistBellows instrument performer
violinist · cellist · vocalist · singer · drummer · bassist · guitarist · conductor · duo · trio
- entertainerssingers, actor, dancers, actress, musicians
- entertainmentmovie, movies, films, band, television
- creativesartist, artists, painter, painters, illustrators
- music jobsmusician, singer, composer, songwriter, producer
- music makerssinger, songwriter, composer, musician, vocalist
- musiciansguitarist, electric guitarist, bassist, vocalist, singer-songwriter
pianistdrummer
One who keeps rhythm
percussionist · guitarist · violinist · cellist · trumpeter
- concert pianistProfessional public keyboard performer
- The PianistMusician at ivory keys
- lounge pianistPlays background music seated
- cocktail pianistBar's background keyboardist
- church pianistMusician for religious services