premier
Definition of the French term premier in music:
- first (ordinal number)
Language
French
Singular
premier (m)première (f)
Plural
premiers (m)premières (f)
Abbreviation
1er1re
Alt. abbreviations
1.1er1reI.IerIre1ère1ers (plural)1ères (plural)1ers (plural)1ères (plural)Iers (plural)Ières (plural)
Combinations
French musical terms that include premier:
- au premier plan – in the foreground...
- premier basson – first bassoon
- premier cor – first horn
- premier couplet – first verse
- premier dessus – the highest of two or more treble parts
- premier doigt – first finger...
- premier mouvement – first tempo...
- premier tableau – first scene (in a play, an opera or a ballet)
- premier violon – first violin (the primary violin role in an orches...
- premiers de chaque pupitre – first of each desk (music stand)
Musical examples
Music scores that include premier:
- Béla Bartók: Music for Strings, Percussion and Celesta (1936) Page 2
- Charles-Marie Widor: 6 Duos (1867) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) Page 1
- Erik Satie: Gymnopédie No. 1 (1888) Page 1
- Fernando Sor: Thême varié (ca. 1810) Page 1
- Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 1
- Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 1
- Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737) Page 1
- Matthijs Vermeulen: Cello Sonata No. 2 (1927‑38) Page 1
- Maurice Ravel: Pavane pour une infante défunte (1899) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to premier: