How to Use accompanist in a Sentence

accompanist

noun
  • He will be her accompanist on the piano.
  • An accompanist — who is not part of the act — can be any age, per contest rules.
    — Elizabeth Marie Himchak, Rancho Bernardo, 11 May 2017
  • Jason is a drummer of note with his band and as an accompanist.
    — Alex Fox, Smithsonian Magazine, 3 Apr. 2020
  • Mitchell sang while sitting in a regal white-and-gold chair, as did her accompanists.
    — Nina Corcoran, Pitchfork, 5 Feb. 2024
  • His accompanist, a priest who didn’t want to get defrocked, bailed at the last minute and so it never got aired.
    — Kevin Fisher-Paulson, SFChronicle.com, 16 June 2020
  • How well can Devine adapt these songs to a solo setting, sans any accompanists?
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 29 Feb. 2024
  • Please bring a backing track on cd or mobile device as no accompanist will be available.
    — Star-Telegram, star-telegram.com, 2 May 2017
  • Some pianists don’t care so much about their comping (being an accompanist).
    — Andrew Gilbert, The Mercury News, 18 June 2019
  • And Jason, the drummer, has made a name for himself with his own band and as an accompanist.
    — Time, 2 Apr. 2020
  • Brother Epiphane N’tab, the accompanist, has been at the monastery for three decades.
    — Julian Lucas, The New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2022
  • All singers should bring 32 bars of sheet music in their key; an accompanist will be provided.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Vermut is a natural accompanist to such an event.
    — Joseph Hernandez, Bon Appetit Magazine, 21 Oct. 2025
  • An accompanist will be provided by the theater, no singing to tracks or a cappella singing.
    — Courant Community, 12 June 2017
  • And then the accompanist plays middle C and Story begins to sing.
    — Seija Rankin, EW.com, 10 June 2021
  • Prepare 16 bars of a song in your key and bring sheet music; accompanist provided.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 30 Aug. 2019
  • Come prepared with one 90-second song (bring sheet music for accompanist).
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 15 Sep. 2017
  • And Jason, a percussionist, has made a name for himself with his own band and as an accompanist.
    — Author: Janet McConnaughey, Rebecca Santana, Anchorage Daily News, 2 Apr. 2020
  • The family would have sing-alongs Friday nights, with Alan as the accompanist.
    — Sean Scott, The Enquirer, 24 June 2022
  • Adrian Metzger has been the accompanist for around 19 years.
    — Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2025
  • On Saturday night, Joe Wicht served as the bar’s accompanist.
    — Beth Spotswood, San Francisco Chronicle, 2 Apr. 2018
  • Her publicist had invited me to her apartment to hear the then-unknown artist sing with a lone accompanist on acoustic guitar.
    — Jim Farber, EW.com, 23 June 2023
  • In closing, faux snow fell on the stage around Eilish and her accompanists, Finneas and McBride.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 17 Dec. 2023
  • No less a guitarist than Mark Knopfler hired him as an accompanist for his 2001 solo tour.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 24 Sep. 2023
  • The album was credited to Chick and featured Carey as a vocal accompanist, not the lead singer.
    — George Varga, San Diego Union-Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
  • Come prepared with 32-bars of a song (accompanist provided), bring resume, picture, and dress for movement.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 9 Feb. 2018
  • Prepare a selection of music that does not exceed one minute in length, that is similar to the style of the show, but not from the show, and bring sheet music for the accompanist.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2018
  • Come prepared with 16 bars of a Broadway-style song and bring sheet music for accompanist, and dress comfortable for movement.
    — Mark Rapp, cleveland.com, 16 Mar. 2018
  • An accompanist will be provided.
    — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 12 Apr. 2026
  • Prepare 16 to 32 bars of a song in your key that highlights your vocal range, and bring sheet music; an accompanist will be provided.
    — Elaine Rewolinski, Milwaukee Journal Sentinel, 10 Dec. 2019
  • Emily Ortolano was the chorus director and accompanist for more than 10 years.
    — cleveland, 17 Feb. 2020

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