Quietly move back and forego (7)
I believe the answer is:
precede
'forego' is the definition.
(synonyms)
'quietly move back' is the wordplay.
'quietly' becomes 'p' (p for piano and quiet).
'move back' becomes 're-cede' (synonyms).
'p'+'recede'='PRECEDE'
'and' is the link.
(Other definitions for precede that I've seen before include "go before the others" , "Occur before" , "Lead the way" , "Having to come in front" , "Come/go before" .)