copyist

Example Sentences

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To support himself in New York, he served as an assistant and copyist for the composer and critic Virgil Thomson, who paid the young man $20 a week and gave him lessons in orchestration.

From Washington Post • Nov. 18, 2022

It’s like an artist being a copyist at a museum; you learn by emulating the strokes of others.

From New York Times • Oct. 29, 2020

A woman develops a special bond with composer Ludwig van Beethoven while working as his copyist.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 26, 2019

Pierre loses his fortune and becomes a writer; Isabel becomes his diligent copyist.

From The New Yorker • Jul. 22, 2019

Garelli, 217 Ripetta,—an admirable copyist, generally to be found in the Capitoline Gallery.

From Walks in Rome by Hare, Augustus J. C.