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In music accompaniment is the art of playing along with a soloist or ensemble in a supporting manner. The term is also used to describe the music thus played. Accompaniment figures are gestures used repeatedly in the accompaniment, such as:

Alberti bass and other arpeggios
ostinati or riffs

Harmonic accompaniment is music played to accompany a melody line; it is usually chordal and played by such instruments as (acoustic or electric) guitar, piano, organ and bass guitar, but it can also be played by instruments that ordinarily play the melody, such as the violin. In most tonal music the melody and accompaniment are written from and share the same group of pitches, while in much atonal music the melody and accompaniment are chosen from entirely separate groups of pitches, often from different hexachordIn music, a hexachord is a collection of six tones. The term was originally used in the Middle Ages, but gained new currency in the 20th century with the development of musical set theory. Middle Ages The basis of most if not all medieval European music ts.

An accompanist is one who plays an accompaniment. A number of classicalThis article is about the broad genre of classical music in the Western musical tradition. For the period of music in the 18th century see Classical music era, for articles on classical music of non-Western cultures, see: List of classical music tradition pianistThis article deals with those who play the piano. For other uses, see pianist (disambiguation). A pianist is a person who plays the piano reasonably well. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an orchestra or smaller ensemble, or accoms have become famous as accompanists rather than soloists; the best known example is probably Gerald MooreGerald Moore ( July 30, 1899 March 13, 1987) was an English pianist best known for accompanying many famous singers in the performance and recording of lieder. Moore was born in Watford but received some of his musical education in Toronto, Canada. He acc, well known as a LiedLied (plural lieder is a German word, literally meaning "song", but among English speakers used primarily as a term for classical songs, sometimes gathered in song cycles, by composers such as Franz Schubert and Robert Schumann. Amongst German speakers, ter accompanist.

Accompaniment may be obbligatoIn classical music an obbligato is an elaborate accompaniment part played by a single instrument. Comes from Italian obbligare to oblige. or ad libitumAd libitum is Latin for "freely". In music, this instruction appears in sheet music to indicate that a part can be left out, or that a passage is to be played in free time rather than in strict tempo. This kind of freedom with the beat for expressive ends.

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