Musician

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A musician is a person who plays or writes music. Musicians can be classified by their roles in creating or performing music:

• An instrumentalist plays a musical instrument.
• A singer (or vocalist) uses his/her voice as his/her instrument.
• Composers, songwriters and arrangers create musical compositions, songs and arrangements. These may be transcribed in music notation, performed or recorded.
• A conductor leads a musical ensemble. A conductor can simultaneously act as an instrumentalist in the ensemble.
• A recording artist creates recorded music, such as CDs and MP3 files.

Types of musicians

Leaders

Conductor  · Bandleader

Composers

Composer  · Songwriter  · Arranger  · Orchestrator

Instrumentalists

Bassist or Double bassist  · Bassoonist  · Bandurist (Bandura player)  · Bouzouki player  · Cellist  · Clarinetist  · Drummer  · Euphoniumist  · Electronic musician  · Flautist  · Guitarist (Electric, Acoustic)  · Harpist  · Hornist (Horn player)  · Keyboardist (Keyboard player)  · Oboist  · Organist  · Pianist  · Percussionist  · Recorder player  · Saxophonist  · Sawist (musical saw player)  · Sitarist  · Poet  · Trombonist  · Trumpeter (also Trumpet player)  · Tubist (Tuba player)  · Turntablist (DJ)  · Uillean piper  · Violinist  · Violist (Viola player)

Vocalists

Singer  · Rapper  · Screamer

See also

Music portal

• American Federation of Musicians

References

External links

Look up musician in Wiktionary, the free dictionary.

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