1712 J. Addison No. 338. 105 A great many of our Church-Musicians..have..introduc'd in their farewell Voluntaries a sort of Musick quite foreign to the Design of Church-Services.
1840 R. G. Latham I. xxi. 223 The church-musicians find the company with tunes.
1997 Autumn 7/3 There is a widespread respect amongst church musicians for the English tradition.