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percussionist

[ per-kuhsh-uh-nist ]

noun

  1. a musician who plays percussion instruments.


percussionist

/ əˈʌʃəɪ /

noun

  1. music a person who plays any of several percussion instruments, esp in an orchestra
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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Origin of percussionist1

First recorded in 1810–20; percussion + -ist
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“Prior to that album, we were on our way,” says singer Philip Bailey, one of three core EWF members along with percussionist Ralph Johnson and bassist Verdine White who still play in the group.

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Andrew McIntosh’s “Learning” led off a Wild Up concert in BP Hall, with a percussionist communing intriguing small sounds with those from field recordings made in Angeles National Forest.

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“Am I the bad one?” yelps the singer and percussionist Ollie Judge, embodying a morally dubious character who is only just beginning to question the customs of his culture.

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A representative for Haynes confirmed to The Times that the prolific percussionist died Tuesday.

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For years, he had thought of having a foley artist instead of a percussionist in his band, so that he could recreate natural textures like water and the wind.

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