second violin

Noun

Meaning

second violin (plural second violins)

The second violin part in an orchestral score, generally a harmony to the first violin's melody and generally less technically demanding.

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Related terms

violin first violin second violinist

Examples

There was one thing Beethoven didn't do. When one of his string quartets was played, you can believe the second violin wasn't improvising. Wynton Marsalis

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