ACCOMPANIMENTS

Noun

accompaniments

plural of accompaniment

Source: Wiktionary


ACCOMPANIMENT

Ac*com"pa*ni*ment, n. Etym: [F. accompagnement.]

Definition: 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.)

Definition: 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.

Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition



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