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Accenter, or ACCENTOR, in the old music, denoted the vocal or instrumental per-former who took the leading part in a duet, trio, quartet, &c. ; one of the three singers in parts, or the person who sang the predominant part in a trio ; the director, or leader, with whom the accentuation of the performance in general chiefly rested.
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