Definition of Accompeniment
Ac*com"pa*ni*ment (-ment), n. [F.
accompagnement.] That which accompanies; something that attends
as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the
principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
Specifically: (Mus.) A part performed by instruments,
accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate
part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the
harmony of a figured bass. P. Cyc.
- Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (1913)
- That which gives support or adds to the background in music, or adds for ornamentation .
- That which accompanies; something that attends as a circumstance, or which is added to give greater completeness to the principal thing, or by way of ornament, or for the sake of symmetry.
- (Music): A part performed by instruments, accompanying another part or parts performed by voices; the subordinate part, or parts, accompanying the voice or a principal instrument; also, the harmony of a figured bass. - P. Cyc.
- The Nuttall Encyclopedia
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