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Example sentences for "first violin"

  • Bruch's First Violin Concerto (G minor) given at a concert of a New York Conservatory, with Richard Arnold as soloist.

  • His playing is broad, intelligent, and thoroughly musical, whether as soloist or as first violin in chamber quartet music.

  • But I knew so well how to overawe him by my decisive bearing as first Violin, that he soon succumbed as willingly to my lead at the pianoforte, as at the viol, on which he performed in the instrumental music.

  • The first time I was present at a practice concert of the pupils, in which several overtures, or first themes of symphony composed by one of them, who at the same is first violin also, were tried.

  • Signor Rolla an artiste known also in foreign countries by his compositions, directed as first violin.

  • Hummel who conducted, had, already, quite resignedly expressed himself to me, who in honour of him led as first violin.

  • Contemporaneous composers incline to abandon that custom, and to place the voices just above the first violin part.

  • She has recently succeeded Miss Emily Shinner as first violin in the quartet which that talented lady established in England.

  • Dellepaine, was taken ill and was unable temporarily to fill his post of first violin at the theatre, and of director of the conservatoire at Genoa, Sivori replaced him in both and gave him the entire benefit of his services.

  • Mr. Kneisel has never toured the country as a virtuoso, but has been heard in many of the great cities of America, as solo violinist with the Symphony Orchestra, and as first violin of the Kneisel Quartet.

  • To the place of first violin," was the impetuous answer.

  • In 1804, after he had visited most of the great towns in Italy, he obtained from the King of Spain the appointment of First Violin of his chamber-band.


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    Some common collocations, pairs and triplets of words:
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