First violin

In a symphonic orchestra of Music, the first violins are the Violoniste S placed more in front of the formation. They form, with the second violins, a big part of the orchestra, sometimes the majority when there are few winds.

The expression the first violin is synonymous with solo violin . It is theoretically about most qualified and more tried out violonists. It has several functions to assume:

as a head of section of the first violins, it must direct them;
as a chief of the violins, it must help in its role the head of section of the second violins;
its title of violin solo means clearly that it is charged to play the Solo S, sometimes non-existent, sometimes major (ex: in Thai , of Jules Massenet, celebrates it religious Méditation ).
it directs the agreement of the cords. It receives the the Hautbois, transmits it to the cords, and makes sure that each desk agrees correctly: it is then, only, which the Leader enters.

The other languages support sometimes more still on the importance of the solo violin: in English, it is it, literally the main in concert . One finds the same German idea, with the mot.

The expression the first violin can also be applied in a String quartet. It is about one of the two violins; the rules of traditional composition assign the acutest part to him. The type-setters also generally give him most interesting and/or most delicate.

Simple: Concertmaster

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