ENGLISH DICTIONARY

Bassist

Definition, Meaning & Examples

Pronunciation /ˈbeɪs.ɪst/ · Part of speech noun

Quick meaning: Bassist is a noun meaning A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

Meaning

A musician who plays a bass instrument, especially the bass guitar.

Example Sentences

The Eric Revis Trio, featuring the pianist Kris Davis, the bassist Eric Revis and the drummer Gerald Cleaver performing at the Jazz Gallery.Credit.
By and large back then, bassists weren’t bandleaders; Mingus was an anomaly. […] Since childhood, I’ve admired bassists who skillfully navigate between the realms of vocal singing and singing with the bass.
And the cello concerto was strikingly different on Sunday: at Weill, the ensemble included two violinists and one violist, cellist, bassist and lutenist, but on Sunday four more violinists, a second violist and a harpsichordist were added to give the ripieno sections of the fast movements a heftier punch than the smaller group delivered.

Word Forms

Related Words

Related dictionary entries include bassman, bass, contrabassist, bassoonist, basso, contrabass.

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