secondo
Lower piano part
Secondo is the second or lower part in a piano duet, typically played by the more experienced musician while the primo takes the melody.
From Italian for "second." In musical contexts, it designates the accompanying or bass part: She played secondo while her student handled the primo.
One lower in rank
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
- minorScale with lowered third
lesser · junior · supporting · backup · assistant · deputy · understudy · reserve
Composition for paired keyboardists
- four handsTwo at one keyboard
- primoSlang for superb
- duet partnerFellow two-person act member
- keyboardArray of input keys
sheet music · recital · counterpoint · bass clef · left hand · pedal · fortepiano · chamber music
Primary dish served
- entreePrimary dinner course
- vealYoung calf meat
- osso bucoBraised cross-cut shanks
- saltimboccaVeal-prosciutto-sage Italian dish
scaloppine · risotto · pasta · polenta · lasagna · ragu · carbonara · bolognese
Full ensemble passage
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- string sectionBowed instrument ensemble
- principalChief school administrator
- section leaderHead of a subdivision
subordinate
One lower in rank
- auxiliaryGiving additional support
- subsidiaryOf lesser importance
- ancillaryProviding additional support
minor · lesser · junior · supporting · backup · assistant · deputy · understudy · reserve · lieutenant
piano duet
Composition for paired keyboardists
- four handsTwo at one keyboard
- primoSlang for superb
- duet partnerFellow two-person act member
keyboard · sheet music · recital · counterpoint · bass clef · left hand · pedal · fortepiano · chamber music · accompanist
main course
Primary dish served
saltimbocca · scaloppine · risotto · pasta · polenta · lasagna · ragu · carbonara · bolognese · parmigiana
tutti
Full ensemble passage
- orchestraLarge instrumental ensemble
- string sectionBowed instrument ensemble
- principalChief school administrator
- just a secondRequest for brief patience
- one secondMomentary delay request
- second thoughtsDoubts after deciding
- second chanceRenewed opportunity after failure
- split secondInfinitesimal unit of time
- second natureDeeply ingrained tendency
second, secondary, secondhand, second-rate, second-hand, second-class, secondarily, seconder, secondment