accompanist

IPA/əˈkʌmpənɪst/
KK[əkˈʌmpənəst]IPA/əˈkʌmpənɪst/

accompanist — noun

  • accompanistsingular
  • accompanistsplural

1. A musician who provides instrumental support — often on piano or guitar — so ano

1.名詞B2
釋義

A musician who provides instrumental support — often on piano or guitar — so another performer can focus on singing or playing the main melody.

例句

Mr. Nakamura, the school accompanist, helped Elena prepare her violin piece for the spring concert.

named accompanist in a school music setting

The choir's accompanist played so quietly that the audience barely noticed the piano.

accompanist + plays + adverb of manner

同義詞
  • accompanying musician

    a more general term that can describe any musician playing a supportive role, not necessarily a dedicated accompanist

  • collaborative pianist

    the preferred term in professional classical music today, emphasising artistic partnership rather than a subordinate role; this word only applies to pianists

  • sideman

    informal term common in jazz and popular music for a band member who plays a supporting part, such as a guitarist or saxophonist in the rhythm or horn section

文法句型

accompanist + for + [group/person]

accompanist + to + [person]

accompanist + at + [event]

用法筆記

In classical and choral music, the accompanist is almost always a pianist. In popular, jazz, or religious music, the accompanist may play guitar, organ, or another harmonic instrument. The word is rarely used for drummers or bass players in a band; those musicians are more commonly called rhythm-section players or sidemen.

常見錯誤

❌She is a accompanist for the city choir.
✅She is an accompanist for the city choir.
💡accompanist begins with a vowel sound, so it requires the article 'an' instead of 'a'.
❌The accompanist accompanied the singer by playing the piano.
✅The accompanist played the piano while the singer performed.
💡using both 'accompanist' and 'accompanied' in the same sentence is repetitive; the word accompanist already implies the action of accompanying.