The Film Music Orchestra - Apocalypse Now: Ride of the Valkyries

ACCOMPANEMENT (French accompagnement, from accompagner - accompany; Italian accompagnamento; English accompaniment; German Begleitung). 1) A part of an instrument (e. g. , fp. , Guitar, etc. ) or parts of an ensemble of instruments (singing voices) accompanying a solo part of a singer or instrumentalist. A. helps the soloist to accurately perform his part. 2) Everything in the music. prod. that serves harmonious. and rhythm. main footing melodic. voice. Muses Division expositions on melody and A. are peculiar to music of a homophonic-harmonic warehouse, in contrast to music of one-voice and polyphonic music. In the orc. the music of the specified warehouse, where the lead melody goes from instrument to instrument or from a group of instruments to another group, the composition of the accompanying voices changes all the time. The nature and role of A. depend on the era, nat. accessories of music and its style.