accompaniment

Examples

• All

• He played the piano as an accompaniment to her singing, creating a beautiful harmony.

• There was hand-clapping and a rhythmic accompaniment of patting the knees and stamping the feet.

  Fiction book (1992)

• Musical accompaniment welcome, but let me choose the music, OK?

  YaleCourses

• It's hard to know what makes a good accompaniment without hearing the melody first.

  Fiction book (2001)

• One site even offers several styles of accompaniment from which students may choose.

  Academic text (1999)

• The teacher can play examples of various accompaniments to give students an idea of the available options.

  Academic text (1999)

• The festival spirit was uppermost, and many people sang in accompaniment to the music.

  Academic text (2011)

• Five young singers in traditional ao dais serenaded us to the accompaniment of five musicians playing traditional instruments.

  Fiction book (1991)

• Students improvise short melodies, unaccompanied and over given rhythmic accompaniments, each in a consistent style, meter, and tonality.

  Academic text (2013)

• The violin served as a lovely accompaniment during the performance, enhancing the melody of the flute.

Synonyms

B

backup

vsaccompaniment

34 3.1

A musical part that supports the main singers or instruments

is used more widely beyond performance or recording situations

M

musical accompaniment

vsaccompaniment

2 3.6

Music that plays quietly with a singer or main tune to support it

is the general label for this supporting musical part

O

obbligato

vsaccompaniment

• Specialized

1 9.9

An essential musical part that players must play as written to support the main tune

is a general supporting part that is not mandatory or fixed

S

support

vsaccompaniment

• Specialized

1 4.2

A musical part that plays behind the main melody

is the broad term for that supporting musical role

O

obligato

vsaccompaniment

• Specialized

1 9.9

An important musical part that plays with the main melody exactly as written

is a general supporting part not always required to follow exact notation

Antonyms

A

absence

312 2.1

A lack of someone or something that should be there

S

to solo

6 4.2

To play a musical part alone during a song or concert

Compounds

M

musical accompaniment

2 3.6

Music that plays quietly with a singer or main tune to support it

How Orchestrated

score

• Specialized

87 6.5

orchestration

• Specialized

6 6.7

arrangement

28 4.2

accompaniment

10 5.1

a cappella

11 5.8

Surface Forms

Morphology

Etymology