Accompaniment

harmonic set of three or more notes

thumb|400x400px|A waltz melody, which is usually in triple meter, is often supported by an "oom-pah-pah"-style accompaniment, which consists of a bass note in beat one followed by a chord that is played twice in beats two and three. Accompaniment is the musical part which provides the rhythmic and/or harmonic support for the melody or main themes of a song or instrumental piece. There are many different styles and types of accompaniment in different genres and styles of music. In homophonic music, the main accompaniment approach used in popular music, a clear vocal melody is supported by subo

thumb|350px|Ostinato from Radiohead's "Creep" features [[modal mixture, common tones between adjacent triads (B between G & B, C and G between C+ & C−), and an emphasis on subdominant harmony (IV = C in G major).]]

In music, an ostinato (; , compare English obstinate) is a motif or phrase that persistently repeats in the same musical voice, frequently in the same pitch.

harmonic or monophonic effect or accompaniment where a note or chord is continuously sounded throughout most or all of a piece

singer who provides vocal harmony with the lead vocalist or other backing vocalists

guitar technique; part of the rhythmic pulse in conjunction with other instruments from the rhythm section

particular kind of accompaniment figure in music

musical notation in which numerals/accidentals show chords to be played in relation to the bass note, used in Baroque music

group of musicians within a music ensemble or band who provide the underlying rhythm, harmony and beat for the rest of the band

thumb |Victor Wooten soloing on the electric bass guitar

term for the techniques pianists use when playing jazz

In Western classical music, obbligato (, also spelled obligato, plural obbligati or obligati) usually describes a musical line that is in some way indispensable in performance. Its opposite is the marking ad libitum. It can also be used, more specifically, to indicate that a passage of music was to be played exactly as written, or only by the specified instrument, without changes or omissions. The word is borrowed from Italian (an adjective meaning mandatory; from Latin obligatus p.p. of obligare, to oblige); the spelling obligato is not acceptable in British English, but it is often used as a

one-piece band

short musical passage, riff, or rhythmic sound

shortest idea in music, a short succession of notes

band that accompanies a leading artist; group of musicians who accompany an artist at a live performance or on a recording

thumb|right|350px|Guitar strum : base pattern on open G tuning. Strumming is used to create a chord. Many patterns are created through subtracting beats from this base. thumb|right|350px|Guitar strum : pattern created by subtracting the second and fifth (of eight) eighth notes from the base, above. thumb|right|350px|Ska stroke : features dampened staccato upbeat downstrokes.

thumb|right|500px|A simple partimento with figures to teach beginners. (Fenaroli Partimento No. 1, Book 1, Gj1301) thumb|right|500px| A partimento fugue for more advanced students. As students progressed, partimenti became unfigured. (Fenaroli Partimento Fugue 8, Book 5, Gj1418)

art of playing percussion, predominantly the drum set, in jazz styles

musical technique; use of the double bass or bass guitar to improvise accompaniment ("comping") basslines and solos in a jazz or jazz fusion style