violist
nounUK /viˈəʊ.lɪst/ · CA, US /viˈoʊ.lɪst/
Etymology From viola + -ist.
1
A person who plays the viola.
- But those who attack violists shouldn't throw resin. Once the ergonomic viola catches on what instrument will be immune?1997 August 9, Edward Rothstein, “A Comeback for the Viola. No Joking.”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 27 Feb 2021:
- 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.2009 January 20, Allan Kozinn, “Shafts of Sun in Winter From the Italian Baroque”, in The New York Times, archived from the original on 26 Nov 2022:
- Derived terms
- bass violist, division-violist, lyra violist