Definition of "second violin" []

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

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• "He became second violin in the celebrated Hellmesberger Quartet, and thus gained a great reputation as a quartet player."
• "Heinrich Karl de Ahna was an excellent artist, and was for some years second violin in the famous Joachim quartet."
• "The second violin is Mr. Otto Roth, [2] a native of Vienna, who played for three years under the baton of Hans Richter, and came to Boston to play first violin in the Symphony Orchestra."