secondo
noun[C]
musicspecializeduk/səˈkɒn.dəʊ/us/səˈkoʊn.doʊ/pluralsecondiuk/səˈkɒn.di/us/səˈkoʊn.di/the secondpartof apieceofmusicthat is beingperformed:
Thetenorledthe firstpartof theconcert, and thebaritoneledthe secondo.
Thesubduedopenerset themood,leadingto alivelysecondo thatshowedoff thebrasssection.
theperformerof apianoduet(= twopeopleplayingthepianoat the sametime)whoplaysthelowernotes:
Maxplayedthe high end of theduetwhile hisbrotherplayedthe secondo.
Technical music terms
- accidental
- aleatory
- andante
- antiphonal
- arpeggio
- arr.
- discord
- dissonance
- harmonic
- harmony
- key signature
- longa
- mike check
- slur
- stepwise
- syncopate
- syncopated
- syncopation
- tempo
- trill