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Virtuoso
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virtuoso
1. a consummate master of musical technique and artistry
2. a connoisseur, dilettante, or collector of art objects
Virtuoso 

a musician, performer, or artist who brilliantly overcomes considerable technical difficulties. The term “virtuoso” is applied primarily to music performers—instrumentalists and vocalists. The art of the virtuoso is inextricably linked with artistic inspiration, which captivates the audience and facilitates a brilliant and memorable interpretation of a work. Virtuosity allows the substance of a musical work to reach the listener with maximum completeness. However, when the performer is preoccupied with virtuosity in a one-sided manner, substance is relegated to the background and even falls victim to a demonstration of technical mastery in playing.

G. M. KOGAN
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You can hear this instrument played virtuosically by Kurstin next Thursday and Friday in the Bath International music festival, in what is being billed as "a mind-blowing night of jazz, skronk and electronic music".
Ghost in the machine by guardian.co.uk / guardian.co.uk
If some of the fiddle and pedal steel work on this album sounds virtuosically familiar, that's because Willie dragged Bob Wills' old cohorts Johnny Gimble and Buddy Emmons into the sessions.
SOUND CHECK by Daily News (Los Angeles, CA)
After becoming accustomed to romantic music with thicker harmonies, wider ranges and more virtuosically exciting material, students often view the Inventions as little more than an exercise.
Reinventing the inventions by Douthit, James / American Music Teacher
 
 
 
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