What Is a Piano Accompanist?
A piano accompanist is a piano player who, during a particular piece, is tasked with highlighting another musician’s skills. That is, while the piano accompanist may be a skilled soloist in his or her own right, the person or group with whom the pianist is playing is always the center of the piece. The pianist’s music may simply be a skeleton of the piece as played by an orchestra, or it may be intended to complement the other musician in a subtle manner. While a professional accompanist must be highly skilled, the degree of skill required often depends on the venue, and so there are many people who accompany others on the piano without actually considering themselves accompanists.
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