accompanist

Example Sentences

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Since I had a piano accompanist at home—my dad—I focused on singing and would perform for anyone who’d listen.

From The Wall Street Journal • Oct. 21, 2025

When it’s multiple scenes and a dance, ‘Sing an original song’ — that requires a lot of effort, to sit down with music, hire an accompanist, learn choreography — anything under 24 hours feels disrespectful.

From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 25, 2023

He had little success at first as a songwriter, but he became a popular arranger and accompanist, touring with Vic Damone, the Ames Brothers and Polly Stewart, who became his first wife.

From Washington Times • Feb. 9, 2023

He frequently served as accompanist to former paramour Patti Smith.

From Seattle Times • Jan. 28, 2023

Despite warnings that the American public would not accept a white man playing piano for a black singer, Anderson decided to return to America with her Finnish accompanist, Kosti Vehanen.

From "The Voice That Challenged a Nation: Marian Anderson and the Struggle for Equal Rights" by Russell Freedman