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accompagnandosi

Accompagnandosi is the gerund of the reflexive Italian verb accompagnarsi, meaning to accompany oneself or to keep company. In Italian, accompagnare means to accompany an action or person by providing accompaniment or to go along with someone; accompagnarsi emphasizes the act of accompanying oneself or joining with another in a mutual activity. The form is typically used in narrative and descriptive writing to indicate an ongoing action performed by the subject to provide self-accompaniment or to keep company with others.

In musical contexts, accompagnandosi denotes a performer who accompanies themselves, for example a singer or instrumentalist

See also: accompagnamento; accompagnatore; accompagnarsi.

who
provides
the
accompaniment
of
their
own
performance,
such
as
"accompagnandosi
al
pianoforte."
In
social
or
narrative
contexts
it
can
convey
the
idea
of
going
along
with
someone
or
keeping
someone
company,
as
in
"due
amici
si
accompagnavano
durante
la
passeggiata."
The
term
is
relatively
specialized
and
appears
mainly
in
linguistic
discussions,
music
commentary,
or
biographical
descriptions
of
performers.