ピアニスト
解説 Definition
ピアニストとはピアノを専門的に演奏する音楽家のことである。クラシック音楽からジャズ、ポップスまで幅広いジャンルで活躍し、独奏から伴奏まで多彩な役割を担う。
A pianist is a musician who plays the piano, especially professionally or with considerable skill. Pianists may perform solo works, accompany other musicians, or play in ensembles across classical, jazz, popular, and other musical traditions.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
piano「ピアノ」に、人を表す接尾辞 -ist を付けた語なので「ピアノを演奏する人」。artist や violinist と同じ作りで覚えられる。play the piano は演奏行為、pianist は演奏者を指し、concert pianist、jazz pianist、accompanying pianist など役割やジャンルと結びつく。
Break pianist into piano plus -ist, a suffix used for a person who practices an art, profession, or activity. Compare artist and violinist: the instrument or activity comes first, and -ist identifies the person. Keep the distinction between play the piano, which names the action, and pianist, which names the performer. Useful combinations include concert pianist, jazz pianist, classical pianist, and accompanying pianist. Picture a musician practicing daily, performing a solo, or supporting a singer; all of these roles can belong to a pianist.
例文
The pianist performed a Chopin nocturne with remarkable sensitivity.
そのピアニストは驚くほどの繊細さでショパンの夜想曲を演奏した。
She practiced for eight hours a day to become a concert pianist.
彼女はコンサートピアニストになるために1日8時間練習した。
The young pianist won first prize at the international competition.
その若いピアニストは国際コンクールで第1位を獲得した。
pianist の類義語・関連語
pianist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
pianist は piano + -ist「〜する人」から成り、-ist はギリシャ語由来の接尾辞です。piano はイタリア語 pianoforte の短縮形で、もとは「弱くも強くも弾ける楽器」の意なので、pianist はその楽器を奏でる人だと納得できます。関連語に pianoforte, artist があります。
Pianist was formed from piano and the agent suffix -ist, meaning a person who practices or performs something. Piano is the shortened form of Italian pianoforte, a name contrasting piano, “soft,” with forte, “loud.” The instrument received this name because performers could vary the volume through touch, unlike some earlier keyboard instruments. Thus, a pianist is literally a person who plays the piano.
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