accompanist
伴奏者
解説 Definition
歌手や演奏家に伴奏をつける人。ピアノ伴奏者が多い。
An accompanist is a musician who plays with and supports a singer, dancer, or another musician, usually on the piano. This role is common in concerts, lessons, auditions, and rehearsals. The accompanist is not usually the main performer but helps the performance sound complete.
覚え方のコツ Memory Tip
まず accompany「付き添う・伴奏する」を核に置くと覚えやすいです。accompanist は accompany + -ist で「伴奏する人」。soloist が主役として前に立つ人なら、accompanist は横で支える人、という対比を作ると定着します。音楽の文脈でよく使われ、a piano accompanist, accompany a singer の形と一緒に覚えると、単なる同伴者ではなく『伴奏者』だと迷いにくいです。companion とは似て見えても、こちらは音楽寄りの語だと切り分けましょう。
Build it from `accompany` + `-ist`, meaning a person who does that action. An `accompanist` supports the main performer, so it helps to contrast it with `soloist`. Think of phrases like `piano accompanist` or `accompany a singer`.
例文
The accompanist played a gentle piano introduction before the soprano began to sing.
伴奏者はソプラノが歌い始める前に穏やかなピアノの前奏を弾いた。
A skilled accompanist knows how to follow the soloist's tempo and dynamics.
熟練した伴奏者はソリストのテンポと強弱に合わせる方法を心得ている。
She worked as an accompanist for the ballet company for over twenty years.
彼女は20年以上にわたりそのバレエ団の伴奏者として働いた。
accompanist の類義語・関連語
accompanist の語源・成り立ち Etymology
accompanist は accompany＋-ist「…する人」から成る。accompany は古フランス語 accompagner、さらに後期ラテン語 companio「パンを分ける仲間」にさかのぼり、companion や company も同根なので、「仲間として寄り添う人」と思うと伴奏者の役割がよく見える。
Accompanist comes from accompany plus the suffix -ist, meaning "a person who does something." Accompany came through Old French from Late Latin companio, originally meaning "one who shares bread," and it is related to companion and company. The sense developed from being with someone as a partner to supporting a main performer in music.
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