percussionist

Noun

Meaning

a musician who plays percussion instruments

Source: WordNet

Synonyms

drum hammer musician drummer batter batting drumming mixer hitter batsman instrumentalist beater striker eggbeater bagpiper
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Hypernyms

player musician instrumentalist

Hyponyms

drummer cymbalist xylophonist

Examples

African cross-rhythm Mongo Santamaria (1969) Cuban percussionist Mongo Santamaria first recorded his composition " Afro Blue " in 1959. Source: Internet

Alongside his work with the Grateful Dead, Hart has flourished as a solo artist, percussionist, and the author of several books. Source: Internet

At the time of Brown's death, his band included three guitarists, two bass guitar players, two drummers, three horns and a percussionist. Source: Internet

Local musician Trevor Bystrom, on guitar, and percussionist James Hershey entertain Dec. 23 at the T-end of the new Anna Maria City Pier, where people were dining and enjoying libations from the City Pier Grill & Bait Shop. Source: Internet

Musically, it was the bloco afro Olodum and its lead percussionist, Neguinho do Samba, that began to combine the basic samba beat of the blocos with merengue, salsa, and reggae rhythms and debuted their experimentations in the carnival of 1986. Source: Internet

Section percussionists play parts assigned to them by the principal percussionist. Source: Internet

Close letter words and terms

percussion tool percussional percussionally percussive percussive drill percussive hammer