accompanist
ac·com·pa·nist [ ə-ˈkəmp-nist]
[ə-ˈkəmp-nist]
Recent Examples on the Web
//Immersing yourself in silent films offers another level of imagination and escape, one of the few remaining silent-film accompanists says.
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Liana Finck, The New Yorker, "Dear Pepper: Single for the Holidays and a Media Misfit," 14 Nov. 2019
//As Cage explains in a foreword to Richard Bunger’s The Well-Prepared Piano, he was inspired to begin altering the piano while working as an accompanist for a dance class in Seattle.
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Rachel Hawley, Smithsonian, "How Composer John Cage Transformed the Piano—With the Help of Some Household Objects," 27 June 2017
//Even when pianist Dinnerstein and the Emerson String Quartet were playing, there was some unevenness to the writing, the musicians serving more as background accompanists than as integral players in the drama.
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Howard Reich, chicagotribune.com, "Ravinia review: Renee Fleming brings to life Andre Previn’s ‘Penelope’," 29 July 2019
//An accompanist will be provided; tape recordings or unaccompanied singing are not permitted.
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Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, "Audition notices for Milwaukee area theater and music productions (Summer 2019 edition)," 21 June 2019
//The pianist is the estimable Eric Reed, a brilliant accompanist and arranger who did formative stints in bands led by Benny Carter, Freddie Hubbard and Joe Henderson.
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, "Sax man Eric Alexander brings his gorgeous tones to SF Bay Area shows," 18 June 2019
//Thanks again to the band of Losers who work so hard to put on the Flushies and the winter Post-Holiday Loser Party each year: Elden Carnahan, Dave Prevar, Pie Snelson, Kyle Hendrickson, accompanist Steve Honley.
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Washington Post, "The Style Invitational Empress on this week’s contest and results," 3 July 2019
//From left: Joe Stanford, conductor of the Center Chorale; Sturk; Joseph Valent, accompanist; and Diane Geller and Dana Stanford, children’s choir directors.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, "Concert featuring local composer to celebrate 50th anniversary of moon landing," 22 June 2019
//Some pianists don’t care so much about their comping (being an accompanist).
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Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, "Sax man Eric Alexander brings his gorgeous tones to SF Bay Area shows," 18 June 2019
First Known Use of accompanist
1768, in the meaning defined above
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