premier violon

Definition of the French term premier violon in music:

first violin (the primary violin role in an orchestra, often playing the melody)
concertmaster (the leader of the violin section in an orchestra)

Language

French

Singular

premier violon

Plural

premiers violons

Variants

1^er violon1er violonI^er violonIer violon1^ers violons1ers violonsI^ers violonsIers violons

Abbreviation

1^er Vl.

Alt. abbreviations

1^er Vln.1^er Vn.1^er V.1^er Viol.1^er Vlo.1er Vl.1er Vln.1er Vn.1er V.1er Viol.1er Vlo.1^ers V^ons (plural)1^ers V^ns (plural)1ers V^ons (plural)1ers V^ns (plural)

Music scores that include premier violon:

Arthur Honegger: Pacific 231 (1923) Page 1
Camille Saint-Saëns: Allegro appassionato (1873) Page 1
Camille Saint-Saëns: Danse macabre (1874) Page 1
Giuseppe Verdi: Nabucco (1841) Page 2
Jacques Ibert: Escales (1920‑1922) Page 1
Jean-Philippe Rameau: Castor et Pollux (1737) Page 1
Maurice Ravel: Boléro (1928) Page 2

French musical terms related to premier violon:

premier – first (ordinal number)
violon – violin (bowed string instrument)...

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