second – Definition in music

Definition of the French term second in music:

second (ordinal number)

Language

French

Singular

second (m)seconde (m)

Plural

seconds (m)secondes (f)

Abbreviation

2^e

Alt. abbreviations

2e2^d2dII^eIIeII^dIId2^ds (plural)2ds (plural)II^ds (plural)

Synonym

French musical terms that include second:

au second plan – on the second level (vertically or horizontally)
second dessus – the second-highest of two or more treble parts
second violon – second violin (the secondary violin role in an orc...

Music scores that include second:

Charles Gounod: Petite Symphonie (1885) Page 6
Claude Debussy: La mer (1903‑1905) 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 5

French musical terms related to second:

cinquième – fifth (ordinal number)...
deuxième – second (ordinal number)
dixième – tenth (ordinal number)...
douzième – twelfth (ordinal number)...
huitième – eighth (ordinal number)...
neuvième – ninth (ordinal number)...
onzième – eleventh (ordinal number)...
premier – first (ordinal number)
quatorzième – fourteenth (ordinal number)...
quatrième – fourth (ordinal number)
quinzième – fifteenth (ordinal number)...
seconde – second (ordinal number)...
seizième – sixteenth (ordinal number)...
septième – seventh (ordinal number)...
sixième – sixth (ordinal number)...
treizième – thirteenth (ordinal number)...
troisième – third (ordinal number)