musical accompaniment


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Synonyms for musical accompaniment

a musical part (vocal or instrumental) that supports or provides background for other musical parts

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class="MsoNormalWhile the traditional system of the music had an ensemble that consisted of a drummer with eight cowhide drums, another with a shoulder-slung monitor lizard-skin drum, a flute player and a nyatiti player, the modern ensemble has guitars, keyboards and other electric musical accompaniments.
Richard Leebrick and Penta Swanson will star in this show, which is a partnership between Bard on the Butte and the Fool's Haven Theatre Company, with musical accompaniment by pianist Pamela Meyer and flutist Katherine Stewart.
Timings are still to be confirmed, but expected to fly on the opening Friday evening are The Battle of Britain Memorial Flight with live musical accompaniment from The Band of Her Majesty's Royal Marines Portsmouth (Royal Band), the Red Arrows, RAF Typhoon and the pyrotechnic Twister Duo.
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Huddersfield Brass provided the stirring musical accompaniment.
Summary: Islam allows intonation of Koranic verses, but singing them to musical accompaniment is prohibited.
The two story tellers, Tim Healy and Jill Halfpenny, both gave the show a very mystical atmosphere and maybe it was their best performance on stage and the excellent musical accompaniment was in tune to the story.
Musical accompaniment, which has been missing during the preceding three Sundays, will be used during the mass, which is marked like Gaudete Sunday in Advent.
These fragments are presented to strange musical accompaniment.
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In Moldova a fortnight ago, Spurs didn't run out on to the pitch to musical accompaniment - all they heard was a chair being screeched back and a piano being slammed shut as locals headed for cover.
The narration and musical accompaniment are excellent.
DOHA For many Ustad Nazakat Ali Khan is just a tabla player who provides musical accompaniment to vocalists during musical concerts in Qatar.
CLEVELAND RETIRED MEN'S ASSOCIATION: Peter Appleton outlined the heritage of the northwith atmospheric musical accompaniment. His opening shots featured Pickering Castle and Fountains Abbey.
To get out into the open air, be entertained by happy, friendly conversation, play the lute or some other musical instrument, sing to a musical accompaniment, and go hunting are all such innocent forms of recreation that to use them properly all that is needed is the common prudence that gives due order, time, place, and measure to all things.