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accompaniment

[uh-kuhm-puh-ni-muhnt, uh-kuhmp-ni-] / əˈkʌm pə nɪ mənt, əˈkʌmp nɪ- /


NOUN
music that supports a theme or performer in a composition
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Working his acoustic guitar with a French horn accompaniment — French horns! — he dares us to balance our relentless socioeconomic drive with our deep need to hang out, to while away the hours.

From Salon • Mar. 6, 2026

Traditional music and drumming also provided an accompaniment to the activities.

From BBC • Feb. 20, 2026

If my friend Alison, who lives alone, makes herself a nice meal, a glass of wine seems an appropriate accompaniment.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jan. 17, 2026

Together, they are trying to understand why the doxology, always sung “in one way and one way only” suddenly has been “pepped up” with an energetic organ accompaniment.

From Los Angeles Times • Oct. 21, 2025

Try to start with simple music which either includes the names of the chords, or has simple chords in the accompaniment that will be relatively easy to find and name.

From "Understanding Basic Music Theory" by Catherine Schmidt-Jones and Russel Jones




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