Virtuoso
noun
A person who is very skilled in music or another artistic activity.
She is a virtuoso on the piano, capable of playing even the most complex pieces.
Often appears as...
- virtuoso performance
- virtuoso pianist
adjective
Characterized by high skill or brilliance, especially in music or art.
His virtuoso performance at the concert left the audience in awe.
Often appears as...
- virtuoso musician
- virtuoso skill
noun
A person who is very skilled in music or another artistic activity.
She is a virtuoso on the piano, capable of playing even the most complex pieces.
Often appears as...
- virtuoso performance
- virtuoso pianist
adjective
Characterized by high skill or brilliance, especially in music or art.
His virtuoso performance at the concert left the audience in awe.
Often appears as...
- virtuoso musician
- virtuoso skill
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Pro Tip 1/3Artistic Mastery
Use 'virtuoso' to highlight exceptional skill in creative fields, not just technical abilities.
His virtuoso sculpture work evokes deep emotions.
Pro Tip 2/3Beyond Music
'Virtuoso' applies to all arts, not solely music, including painting, dance, or theatre.
The audience was stunned by her virtuoso ballet performance.
Pro Tip 3/3Praise and Admiration
Use 'virtuoso' when you want to express admiration for someone's exceptional artistry.
Every stroke of the brush demonstrated his virtuoso painting technique.
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Gaming can make a better...
So I've started to think about what these games are making us virtuosos at. Here are the four things I came up with. The first is urgent optimism. OK, think of this as extreme self-motivation. Urgent optimism is the desire to act immediately to tackle an obstacle,
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Music and emotion...
instruments made the age of the virtuoso possible this is when those big forms arose the symphonies the sonatas the concertos and these big architectures of time composers like Beethoven could share the insights of a lifetime a piece
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James Iha
American Musician
At some point, I had to make a decision: I could practice more and become a really great guitar player or I could work on writing better songs. There are only so many hours in the day, and I found writing songs more fulfilling than working on becoming this virtuoso guitar player.
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Jason Mraz
American Musician
I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work.
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Ken Hensley
English Musician
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style!
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it.
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Ethel Barrymore
American Actress
Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.
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J. J. Cale
American Musician
I always wrote for musicians, especially guitarists. I write songs that people who aren't great virtuosos can play.
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Julia Holter
American Musician
I started classical piano when I was eight, but I wasn't a virtuoso. I just really liked it.
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Mick Jones
American Musician
I was never really a virtuoso guitar player per se.
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Benjamin Spock
American Scientist
Preschool children are virtuosos of imagination.
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James Iha
American Musician
At some point, I had to make a decision: I could practice more and become a really great guitar player or I could work on writing better songs. There are only so many hours in the day, and I found writing songs more fulfilling than working on becoming this virtuoso guitar player.
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Jason Mraz
American Musician
I'm not a virtuoso on an instrument. You know, I'm not always singing in pitch. I laugh sometimes my way through the shows, but I'm an honest songwriter who's always tried to bring the audience with me on my journey in hopes that they see their own lives reflected in the work.
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Ken Hensley
English Musician
I have never learned to read or write music so I am not a virtuoso musician like the others you mentioned. I am completely unable to play like them because I never learned classical music, I just developed my own crazy style!
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Russell Crowe
Australian Actor
I'm a virtuoso in my job in that there's not an actor I can't go into a scene with and be absolutely confident that, whatever is required of my character, I can do it.
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Ethel Barrymore
American Actress
Fundamentally I feel that there is as much difference between the stage and the films as between a piano and a violin. Normally you can't become a virtuoso in both.
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Gustav Mahler
Austrian Composer
The longer you live and the more you learn, the more clearly you will feel the difference between the few men who are truly great and the mere virtuosi.
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J. J. Cale
American Musician
I always wrote for musicians, especially guitarists. I write songs that people who aren't great virtuosos can play.
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Julia Holter
American Musician
I started classical piano when I was eight, but I wasn't a virtuoso. I just really liked it.
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Mick Jones
American Musician
I was never really a virtuoso guitar player per se.
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Benjamin Spock
American Scientist
Preschool children are virtuosos of imagination.
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