cembalist

English

Noun

cembalist (plural cembalists)

1. (historical) An orchestral keyboard player; one who plays piano or harpsichord for an orchestra or ensemble.
   • 1895, Edward Livermore Burlingame, Robert Bridges, Alfred Dashiell, Scribner's Magazine - Volume 17, page 384:

     Ensemble performances were led by the organist or cembalist ; he sat at his instrument, played the “accompaniment,” and directed the performance—now by movements of his head, now perhaps by beating time with one hand.

   • 1948, Pierre Van Rensselaer Key, Alfred Human, Musical Digest - Volume 30, page 18:

     While the symphonies of Haydn and Mozart could conceivably be played fairly acceptably under the dual leadership of concertmaster and cembalist, the symphonies of Beethoven could not.

   • 2013, Alexander Wheelock Thayer, Hermann Deiters, Hugo Riemann, The Life of Ludwig Van Beethoven: - Volume 1, →ISBN, page 72:

     The position of cembalist was one of equal honor and responsibility.

   • 2017, David Schulenberg, C.P.E. Bach, →ISBN, page 30:

     For instance, we read that Emanuel was “hired as first cembalist at a salary of three hundred thalers” and that he was: somewhat relieved when Christoph Nichelmann ... was appointed second cembalist in 1744, although this appointment was an occasion for Emanuel's embarrassment: Nichelmann was given a salary twice the size of his.

Anagrams

• blastemic

Danish

Noun

cembalist c (singular definite cembalisten, plural indefinite cembalister)

1. harpsichordist

Declension

References

• “cembalist” in Den Danske Ordbog

Swedish

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Wikipedia ^sv

Noun

cembalist c

1. harpsichordist

Declension

References

• cembalist in Svensk ordbok (SO)
• cembalist in Svenska Akademiens ordlista (SAOL)