accompaniment
pronunciation
How to pronounce accompaniment in British English:
UK [əˈkʌmpənimənt]
How to pronounce accompaniment in American English:
US [əˈkʌmpənimənt, əˈkʌmpni-]
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- Noun:
- an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
- a subordinate musical part; provides background for more important parts
- the act of accompanying someone or something in order to protect them
Word Origin
- accompaniment (n.)
- 1744, from French accompagnement (13c.), from accompagner (see accompany). Musical sense is earliest.
Example
- 1. I also must mention the beautiful piano accompaniment .
- 2. We have become used to music as a background accompaniment to our lives .
- 3. The pianist forgot his music and had to improvise ( the accompaniment ) .
- 4. They consumed the other two , however , to the accompaniment of a higher-pitched piano piece .
- 5. This group abandoned the vocal polyphony of renaissance sacred music and developed a new style featuring a solo singer with single instrumental accompaniment ( the continuo ) to provide unobtrusive background support for the melodic line .