Musicians who have taken part in the annual training and festival make up “a big family,” said Turkish violist Sakul, “so I’m proud to be a part of it,” he added.
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Violist
//ˈvaɪ.əl.ɪst//
Synonyms for "violist" (2 found)
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28 translations across 10 languages.
Afrikaans
2 entries- altviolis noun (person who plays the viola)
- altvioolspeler noun (person who plays the viola)
Catalan
2 entries- viola noun (person who plays the viola)
- violista noun (person who plays the viola)
Dutch
2 entries- altviolist noun (person who plays the viola)
- altvioliste noun (person who plays the viola)
French
1 entries- altiste noun (person who plays the viola)
German
4 entries- Bratscher noun (person who plays the viola)
- Bratscherin noun (person who plays the viola)
- Bratschist noun (person who plays the viola)
- Bratschistin noun (person who plays the viola)
Irish
1 entries- vióladóir noun (person who plays the viola)
Italian
1 entries- violista noun (person who plays the viola)
Polish
4 entries- alcista noun (person who plays the viola)
- alcistka noun (person who plays the viola)
- altowiolinista noun (person who plays the viola)
- altowiolinistka noun (person who plays the viola)
Portuguese
1 entries- violista noun (person who plays the viola)
Swedish
2 entries- altviolinist noun (person who plays the viola)
- violast noun (person who plays the viola)
Sample sentences
3 total sentences available.
But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?
Source: wiktionary
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.
Source: wiktionary
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