accompaniments

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.

A mound of steaming white rice and a shallow bowl of tomato sauce serve as accompaniments.

A misshapen, pocked rectangle of line-caught ling cod carried a wafting fishy scent, its surface over-salted and cooked hard, the interior flesh chewing into little fibers, the plating indifferent, the accompaniments misguided.

Sliced thinly and served with these accompaniments, this steak makes a meal that can’t be outflanked!

Storefronts and restaurant windows in Montpelier are graced with poems written by Vermonters of all ages, poets read their works aloud at events — some with musical accompaniments — and poetry workshops meet to discuss the artform.