string player
collocation in Englishmeaningsofstringandplayer
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string
noun
uk/strɪŋ/us/strɪŋ/
(a piece of) strong, thin rope made by twisting very thin threads together, used for fastening and ...
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player
noun[C]
uk/ˈpleɪ.ər/us/ˈpleɪ.ɚ/
someone who takes part in a game ...
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(Definition ofstringandplayerfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofstring player
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Their improvised commentaries were juxtaposed with through-composed music featuring ten other string players.
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At the time, no string players had enrolled in the degree course.
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String players voiced particular concerns about the possibility of their intonation and technique suffering through repeated rehearsals in a section.
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This was a trait of the producers and rhythm sections already, but also a quality which the string players assumed as well.
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How and why does the professional life of astringplayerdiffer from that of a wind player, a pianist, or a vocalist?
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Anotherstringplayerfelt that orchestral training was sadly lacking in his conservatoire.
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It is usually the flute or rather the full orchestra appearing to be the favoured choice, rather than a lonestringplayer.
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This ensemble is for the seriousstringplayer, and provides the opportunity for strong development as a string musician.
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In successfully employing the martel astringplayerwill use a light hammer stroke followed by a release between strokes.
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He may have been an organist, and is known to have been astringplayer.
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The instrument should be readily accessible to trained string players, but is designed to fill a particular role in computer or amplified music.
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Increased cortical representation of the fingers of the left hand in string players.
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He shows how violinists and other string players held their instruments and their bows.
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They also represented all four disciplines: three woodwind, three brass, one percussion, and three string players.
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The string players couldn't play anything unless they had the notes.
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Most of the arrangers weren't knowledgeable string players.
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Increased cor tical representation of the fingers of the left hand in string players.
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The instruction "marcato" or "marcatissimo" (extreme marcato), among various other instructions, symbols, and expression marks may prompt astringplayerto use martellato bowing, depending on the musical context.
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