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accompaniment

  (ə-kŭm'pə-nē-mənt, ə-kŭmp'nē-) pronunciation
n.
  1. Music. A vocal or instrumental part that supports another, often solo, part.
  2. Something, such as a situation, that accompanies something else; a concomitant.
  3. Something added for embellishment, completeness, or symmetry; complement.

 
 
Thesaurus: accompaniment

noun

  1. One that accompanies another: associate, attendant, companion, concomitant. See accompanied.
  2. Something added to another for embellishment or completion: complement, enhancement, enrichment. See accompanied.

 
Music Encyclopedia: Accompaniment

The subordinate parts of a musical texture.



 
Music: Accompaniment

A vocal or instrumental part that supports the primary part, or provides background for a soloist.

 
Wikipedia: accompaniment
A typical accompaniment pattern of a Mozart concert or aria.
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A typical accompaniment pattern of a Mozart concert or aria.

In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner as well as the music thus played. An accompaniment figure is a gesture used repeatedly in an accompaniment, such as:

Harmonic accompaniment is music played to accompany a melody line; it is usually chordal and played by such instruments as (acoustic or electric) guitar, piano, organ and bass guitar, but it can also be played by instruments that ordinarily play the melody, such as the violin. In most tonal music the melody and accompaniment are written from and share the same group of pitches, while in much atonal music the melody and accompaniment are chosen from entirely separate groups of pitches, often from different hexachords. See also: chord-based.

An accompanist is one who plays an accompaniment. A number of classical pianists have become famous as accompanists rather than soloists; the best known example is probably Gerald Moore, well known as a Lieder accompanist. In some American schools, the title collaborative pianist (or collaborative artist) is replacing the title accompanist.

Notated accompaniment may be indicated obbligato (obliged) or ad libitum (at one's pleasure).

Dialogue accompaniment is a form of call and response in which the lead and accompaniment alternate, the accompaniment playing during the rests of the lead and providing a drone or silence during the main melody or vocal. (van der Merwe 1989, p.320)

Basso continuo is a form of notation used especially in Baroque music accompaniment parts.

See also

Source

  • van der Merwe, Peter (1989). Origins of the Popular Style: The Antecedents of Twentieth-Century Popular Music. Oxford: Clarendon Press. ISBN 0-19-316121-4.

 
Translations: Translations for: Accompaniment

Dansk (Danish)
n. - akkompagnement, musikledsagelse

Nederlands (Dutch)
begeleiding (muziek), begeleidend iets

Français (French)
n. - complément, (Mus) accompagnement, (Culin) accompagnement, garniture

Deutsch (German)
n. - Begleitung, Zubehör

Ελληνική (Greek)
n. - συνοδεία, συνοδευτικό στοιχείο, συμπλήρωμα, (μουσ.) συνοδεία, υπόκρουση, ακομπανιαμέντο

Italiano (Italian)
accompagnamento (anche music.)

Português (Portuguese)
n. - acompanhamento (m) (Mús.), efeito (m) secundário

Русский (Russian)
сопровождение, аккомпанемент

Español (Spanish)
n. - acompañamiento

Svenska (Swedish)
n. - ackompanjemang, tillbehör

中文(简体) (Chinese (Simplified))
伴随物, 附加物, 伴唱, 伴奏

中文(繁體) (Chinese (Traditional))
n. - 伴隨物, 附加物, 伴唱, 伴奏

한국어 (Korean)
n. - 부속물, 반주

日本語 (Japanese)
n. - 伴うもの, 伴奏, 他に付随するもの, 付属物

العربيه (Arabic)
‏(الاسم) مصاحبه, مرافقه, مسايرهدور مصاحب " ثانوي " متمم‏

עברית (Hebrew)
n. - ‮ליווי, תוספת‬


 
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Dictionary. The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, Fourth Edition Copyright © 2007, 2000 by Houghton Mifflin Company. Updated in 2007. Published by Houghton Mifflin Company. All rights reserved.  Read more
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