harmonist

¹

[ hahr-muh-nist ]

noun

1. a person skilled in harmony.
2. a person who makes a harmony, as of the Gospels.

Harmonist

²

or Har·mo·nite

[ hahr-muh-nist ]

noun

1. a member of a celibate religious sect that emigrated from Germany to Pennsylvania in 1803.

harmonist

/ ˈhɑːmənɪst /

noun

1. a person skilled in the art and techniques of harmony
2. a person who combines and collates parallel narratives

Derived Forms

• ˌharmoˈnistically, adverb
• ˌharmoˈnistic, adjective

Word History and Origins

Origin of harmonist¹

First recorded in 1560–70; harmon(y) + -ist

Origin of harmonist²

1815–25; after Harmony, town in Pennsylvania; -ist

Example Sentences

Herr Harmonist might have beaten me, but as it was a very hot day, I proposed playing under a tree in the hotel-garden.

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I will therefore trace the Harmonist Society from its outset in Germany to this place.

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There are few if any of Weber's melodies which are notable for creative power, and as a harmonist he was lamentably weak.

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As is shown by the two or three vocal works of his that I have seen, Gleason is less successful as a melodist than as a harmonist.

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While writing, I hear good music by well-trained voices, with the Harmonist accompaniment.

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