secondo
[si-kon-doh, -kohn-; Italian se-kawn-daw]
- the second or lower part in a duet, especially in a piano duet.
- the performer playing this part.
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Origin of secondo
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Historical Examples
She had no second string to her bow, no secondo, no terzo, no patito.
Massimilla DoniHonore de Balzac
Secondo, the Sphinx is a woman as well as a winged lion, but the Rajput Sinhas never had anything effeminate in their characters.
From the Caves and Jungles of HindostanHelena Pretrovna Blavatsky
Its arrangement for four hands, however, is excellently done, with commendable attention to the interests of the secondo player.
Contemporary American ComposersRupert Hughes
He himself was, naturally, primo tenore, being assisted by the younger Crivelli as the secondo.
Garcia the Centenarian And His TimesM. Sterling Mackinlay
secondo
- the left-hand part in a piano duetCompare primo
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Word Origin
Italian: second 1
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