0 someone who plays an instrument such as the piano or guitar while someone else sings or plays the main tune:
The singer's accompanist on the piano was Charles Harman.
The tales also show how authors labor for their own recognition by presenting themselves as necessary advocates, companions, and accompanists of the objects.
This requires that they learn a great deal about their technological accompanists.
Liberating the teacher from the necessity of being an accompanist also allows them to interact with pupils during the performance.
Traditionally, the accompanist draws on a set of moves, or tropes, intended to assist in the unfolding of the dramatic (or comic) action.
Who is the soloist and who is the accompanist?
Another tendency is to use the computer as an accompanist who listens to what is being played and responds appropriately in real-time.
Generally the singer demanded just one accompanist, who typically played a plucked instrument.
This is a most welcome recording by a fine soprano and a competent accompanist (although the instrument does, one has to say, sound a bit tinny at times).