organist

/ˈɔrgənəst/

Other forms: organists

Definitions of organist

1. noun

   a person who plays an organ
   examples:

   Johann Sebastian Bach

   German baroque organist and contrapuntist; composed mostly keyboard music; one of the greatest creators of western music (1685-1750)

   Anton Bruckner

   Austrian organist and composer of romantic music (1824-1896)

   William Byrd

   English organist and composer of church music; master of 16th century polyphony; was granted a monopoly in music printing with Thomas Tallis (1543-1623)

   Francois Couperin

   French composer of music for organ and a member of a family of distinguished organists (1668-1733)

   Henry Purcell

   English organist at Westminster Abbey and composer of many theatrical pieces (1659-1695)

   Albert Schweitzer

   French philosopher and physician and organist who spent most of his life as a medical missionary in Gabon (1875-1965)

   Thomas Tallis

   English organist and composer of church and secular music; was granted a monopoly in music printing with William Byrd (1505-1585)

   type of:

   instrumentalist, musician, player

   someone who plays a musical instrument (as a profession)