Accompaniment

• an event or situation that happens at the same time as or in connection with another
• a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts
• complement: something added to complete or embellish or make perfect; "a fine wine is a perfect complement to the dinner"; "wild rice was served as an accompaniment to the main dish"
• In music, accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble, often known as the lead, in a supporting manner as well as the music thus played.
• 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.
• The act of accompanying or supporting a community or individual in order to protect them.
• music that supports and goes with the major performer(s)
• Accompaniment is a process of discerning the vocation in life to which God is calling a person. It brings a person to a free choice of saying yes or no to a vocation to which they have experienced a sense of being called by God.
• The part of a piece of music or section of an instrument that plays a subordinate part to the more prominent melody and countermelody sections.
• Musical part or parts with a supporting role.
• the subordinate music that supports the principal voice or instrument in a piece of music.
• An accompaniment is an additional part for a performer of any kind that is less important than another, which it serves to support and enhance.
• a part or parts, usually instrumental, providing support for a main melody, often a song
• All the parts of the music that are not melody are part of the accompaniment. This includes rhythmic parts, harmonies, the bass line, and chords.
• instrumental music or singing forming an accompaniment to the main performer of a piece of popular music or jazz
• secondary musical material, supports more important material
• Music that accompanies or supports singers or instruments having a leading role.
• The vocal or instrumental 'backing' given to a melody.
• the musical background for a principal part or parts
• The ‘backing’. An additional part(s), usually instrumental, that adds support to the main melody .