accompanist Definition
ac·com·pa·nist (ə kum′pə nist; often, ə kump′nist)
noun
a person who plays or sings an accompaniment
accompanist Usage Examples
Possessives
choir: The choir's regular accompanist is the Minster's Organ Scholar, Simon Earl.
Converse of object
- require: Please bring a copy of your chosen piece of music for the pianist should you require an accompanist for your audition.
- become: He became the exclusive accompanist to Cantor Stephen Robins in over 300 concerts as well as accompanying many other cantors.
- provide: Candidates must provide an accompanist or page turner ( or both ) if required.
- have: She'll have a keyboard accompanist with her, possibly her mother.
Preposition: for
- dance: He has extensive experience as an accompanist for dance.
- class: Sandra is also an accomplished accompanist for Scottish country dance classes.
- year: Simon was an official accompanist for last year 's BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff Competition.
Adjective modifier
- sensitive: He was not only a superb pianist, but also a sensitive accompanist and a gifted teacher.
- official: Simon was an official accompanist for last year's BBC Singer of the World in Cardiff Competition.
- leading: The College is delighted that Graham Johnson, one of the world's leading accompanists, is the inaugural visiting artist.
- own: All choirs are expected to provide their own accompanist.
- good: You feel like you're playing with a good human accompanist.
- accomplished: Sandra is also an accomplished accompanist for Scottish country dance classes.
Noun used with modifier
- audition: No more illegible scribblings for the poor audition accompanist!
- piano: Geoffrey Burford - our piano accompanist for the evening who managed to combine musical excellence with a great sense of humor.
- dance: The more skilled you are at these, the more opportunites will be open to you as a dance accompanist.
- staff: In the early 1960s the BBC made him one of a new group of its staff accompanists.
- resident: Pam Greenway who is our hard working resident accompanist at rehearsals, joined the singers on this occasion.
- freelance: Paul Plummer freelance accompanist and vocal coach based in South Kensington, London.
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