músico

Definitions of músico
  1. noun
    artist who composes or conducts music as a profession
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    Johann Sebastian Bach
    German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
    Ludwig van Beethoven
    German composer of instrumental music (especially symphonic and chamber music); continued to compose after he lost his hearing (1770-1827)
    Johannes Brahms
    German composer who developed the romantic style of both lyrical and classical music (1833-1897)
    Frederic François Chopin
    French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
    George Frederick Handel
    a prolific British baroque composer (born in Germany) remembered best for his oratorio Messiah (1685-1759)
    Joseph Haydn
    prolific Austrian composer who influenced the classical form of the symphony (1732-1809)
    Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
    prolific Austrian composer and child prodigy; master of the classical style in all its forms of his time (1756-1791)
    Fyodorovich Stravinsky
    composer who was born in Russia but lived in the United States after 1939 (1882-1971)
    Arthur Sullivan
    English composer of operettas who collaborated with the librettist William Gilbert (1842-1900)
    Richard Wagner
    German composer of operas and inventor of the musical drama in which drama and spectacle and music are fused (1813-1883)
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    chantre, director de coro
    the musical director of a choir
    compositor
    someone who composes music as a profession
    director, director de orquestra
    the person who leads a musical group
    director de banda
    the conductor of a band
    tambor mayor
    the leader of a marching band or drum corps
    salmista
    a composer of sacred songs
    baladista, cancionista
    a composer of words or music for popular songs
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    artista
    a person whose creative work shows sensitivity and imagination
  2. noun
    someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)
    synonyms: instrumentista
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    Johann Sebastian Bach
    German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)
    Frederic François Chopin
    French composer (born in Poland) and pianist of the romantic school (1810-1849)
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    acompañante
    a person who provides musical accompaniment (usually on a piano)
    bajonista, fagot, fagotista
    a musician who plays the bassoon
    chelista, violoncelista, violonchelista
    someone who plays a violoncello
    clarinete, clarinetista
    a musician who plays the clarinet
    flauta, flautista
    someone who plays the flute
    guitarra, guitarrero, guitarrista
    a musician who plays the guitar
    arpista
    someone who plays the harp
    clavicordio
    someone who plays the harpsichord
    músico de jazz
    a musician who plays or composes jazz music
    tañedor de laúd
    a musician who plays the lute
    oboe, oboísta
    a musician who plays the oboe
    organista
    a person who plays an organ
    percusionista
    a musician who plays percussion instruments
    pianista
    a person who plays the piano
    gaitero
    someone who plays the bagpipe
    saxo, saxofonista, saxofón, saxófono
    a musician who plays the saxophone
    cancionista, cantante, vocalista
    a person who sings
    concertista, solista
    a musician who performs a solo
    trombonista, trombón
    a musician who plays the trombone
    trompeta, trompetero, trompetista
    a musician who plays the trumpet or cornet
    violinista, violín
    a musician who plays the violin
    alto
    a singer whose voice lies in the alto clef
    barítono
    a male singer
    bajo
    an adult male singer with the lowest voice
    corneta, cornetista
    someone who plays a bugle
    corista
    a singer in a choir
    contralto
    a woman singer having a contralto voice
    cantante melódico
    a singer of popular ballads
    tambor, tamborilero
    someone who plays a drum
    cantor, juglar, trovador
    a singer of folk songs
    estrella de la ópera
    singer of lead role in an opera
    estrella del rock
    a famous singer of rock music
    soprano, tiple
    a female singer
    tenor
    an adult male with a tenor voice
    voz
    (metonymy) a singer
    xilofonista
    someone who plays a xylophone
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    actor, intérprete
    an entertainer who performs a dramatic or musical work for an audience
  3. noun
    a thief who steals from the pockets or purses of others in public places
    synonyms: carterista, cicatero, cortabolsas, lanza, pellejero, piquero, robacarteras, sañero
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    afanador, caco, ladrón, mangante, manoteador, tomador
    a criminal who takes property belonging to someone else with the intention of keeping it or selling it
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