accompaniment
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No other track on the album evokes that idea better than her cover of Parton’s classic, which begins with a minimalist piano accompaniment.
From Salon ● Aug. 29, 2026
Rather, it was accompaniment: feeding, sheltering, driving, watching, and warning so no one had to move in isolation.
From Slate ● Jul. 27, 2026
First she’s declarative, with pure tone and just Sullivan Fortner’s piano for accompaniment.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
He asks his mother to run through the death scene with a different sequence of movements and introduces the accompaniment of George Crotty on cello to liberate her performance.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 12, 2026
Cal has Ms. Albright’s laptop, which has piano recordings of the accompaniment to all the songs.
From "Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda" by Becky Albertalli
Elegantly played laments and dances were woven between the text sections, and sometimes skillfully repurposed as their background accompaniments.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2025
When handled with care and given thoughtful accompaniments, it can be the most exciting part of the meal.
From Salon ● Mar. 25, 2025
The music, in this case, arises not from a conventional score, but rather from the diegetic accompaniments of soup bubbling in a pot, butter sizzling in a pan and utensils scraping against crockery.
From Los Angeles Times ● Dec. 15, 2023
Sliced thinly and served with these accompaniments, this steak makes a meal that can’t be outflanked!
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2023
Soft piano or violin concertos with orchestral accompaniments work well.
From "Music and the Child" by Natalie Sarrazin
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