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Definition of Executant
1. Noun. A performer (usually of musical works).
Generic synonyms: Performer, Performing Artist
Derivative terms: Execute
Definition of Executant
1. n. One who executes or performs; esp., a performer on a musical instrument.
Definition of Executant
1. Noun. A person who executes a dance or piece of music; a performer ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Executant
1. [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Executant
Literary usage of Executant
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. Dictionary of national biography by Leslie Stephen, Sidney Lee (1893)
"Philip van Wylder taught her the lute, and one Paston the virginals, while she
was also a skilful executant on the régals. In 1527, when she was eleven, ..."
2. The Great Violinists and Pianists by George Titus Ferris (1881)
"His Place as Composer and executant. I. " THE first singer on the violin that
ever appeared !" Such was the verdict of the enthusiastic Italians when they ..."
3. Wood Carving: Design and Workmanship by George Jack (1903)
"To the " Renaissance" must be attributed that fatal separation of the craftsman's
function into the hands of designer and executant which has so completely ..."
4. Moot Points: Friendly Disputes on Art & Industry Between Walter Crane by Walter Crane, Lewis Foreman Day (1903)
"Of course I want design to be adapted to its material and executed with feeling ;
but neither one nor the other depends upon designer and executant being ..."
5. Great Violinists and Pianists: Corelli to Paderewski by George Titus Ferris (1895)
"The modern world thinks of Spohr rather as the composer of symphony, opera, and
oratorio than as a wonderful executant on the violin ; but it was in the ..."
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