additional accompaniment

noun

The practice of enlarging and revising the orchestration of an earlier work, usually a Baroque piece, to accommodate the larger contemporary orchestras and tastes of the time.

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Meanings

nounadditional accompaniment (countable and uncountable, plural additional accompaniments)

plural additional accompaniments

  1. countableuncountableentertainmentThe practice of enlarging and revising the orchestration of an earlier work, usually a Baroque piece, to accommodate the larger contemporary orchestras and tastes of the time.
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WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “additional accompaniment,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/additional%20accompaniment.

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