People who play musical instruments or write music
accompanist
noun
someone who plays the supporting music while someone else sings or plays the main tune
bandsman
noun
someone who plays an instrument in a military or brass band
bassist
noun
someone who plays a bass guitar or a double bass
busker
noun
someone who performs music in the streets and other public places for money
cellist
noun
someone who plays the cello
composer
noun
someone who writes music, especially classical music
drum major
noun
the leader of a military marching band
drummer
noun
someone who plays the drums in a band
fiddler
noun
someone who plays the violin, especially someone who plays folk music
first violin
noun
a musician who plays the violin in an orchestra and belongs to the most important group of violinists
flautist
noun
someone who plays the flute. The American word is flutist.
Impressionist
noun
a composer who writes music in the style of Impressionism
instrumentalist
noun
someone who plays a musical instrument
keyboardist
noun
a musician who plays an instrument with a keyboard, especially an electric piano
leader
noun
the main violin player in an orchestra
lead guitar
noun
the guitar that is the most important instrument in a band and plays the main tune, or the person playing the guitar
maestro
noun
a musician who people admire and respect a lot, especially an orchestra conductor
mariachi
noun
a musician who plays mariachi
musician
noun
someone who performs or writes music, especially as their job
muso
noun
a musician, or someone who knows a lot about music, especially pop music
one-man band
noun
a musician who plays several instruments at the same time
organist
noun
someone who plays the organ, especially as their job
pianist
noun
someone who plays the piano, especially as their job
piper
noun
a musician who plays a musical pipe or the bagpipes
player
noun
someone who plays a musical instrument
principal
noun
the leader of a section of an orchestra
saxophonist
noun
someone who plays the saxophone
second violin
noun
a musician who plays the violin in an orchestra and belongs to the group of violinists that is less important than the first violins
soloist
noun
someone who performs a musical solo
timpanist
noun
someone who plays the timpani in an orchestra
tuner
noun
someone who makes small changes to musical instruments, especially pianos
virtuoso
noun
someone who is very good at a particular activity, especially playing a musical instrument
