first violins
Melody-carrying string players
First violins are the section of an orchestra seated nearest the conductor, typically to the left, who play the highest violin parts.
The section leader, called the concertmaster or first chair, is the orchestra's most senior musician after the conductor.
First violin parts usually carry the melody, making the section the most prominent voice in orchestral music.
Principal first violinist
- sectionDistinct divided part
- stringsThin flexible lines
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- symphonyExtended composition for orchestra
chamber · seating · arrangement · tutti · blend · balance · texture · collaboration
Principal first violinist
- principalChief school administrator
- section leaderHead of a subdivision
- bowingBending forward in deference
- cuesSignals prompting action
entrances · tuning · authority · responsibility · coordination · communication · downbow
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- intonationPitch variation in speech
- shiftingChanging position or form
pizzicato · spiccato · détaché · tremolo · harmonics · portamento · sul tasto · ricochet
Central recurring concept
- cantabileIn singing manner
- legatoUnbroken musical phrasing
- lyricalMusically expressive
- expressiveShowing feelings outwardly
soaring · treble · melodic line · solo passages · featured · brilliance · projection
concertmaster
Principal first violinist
symphony · chamber · seating · arrangement · tutti · blend · balance · texture · collaboration · parts
concertmaster
Principal first violinist
- principalChief school administrator
- section leaderHead of a subdivision
- bowingBending forward in deference
cues · entrances · tuning · authority · responsibility · coordination · communication · downbow
bowing
Bending forward in deference
- fingeringNote-playing hand technique
- vibratoOscillating pitch effect
- intonationPitch variation in speech
shifting · pizzicato · spiccato · détaché · tremolo · harmonics · portamento · sul tasto · ricochet · legato
theme
Central recurring concept
expressive · soaring · treble · melodic line · solo passages · featured · brilliance · projection
- orchestraorchestra, symphony orchestra, philharmonic, strings, string orchestra
- stringsguitar, viola, cello, double bass, string section