txtDefinition=In a {\uldb string quartet}{\v 154839}, the second of the two {\uldb violins}{\v 105626}. (In an {\uldb orchestra,}{\v 134419} the violins are also divided into {\uldb first violins}{\v 126742} and second violins.) The second violin {\uldb part}{\v 90388} is generally subservient to that of the first violin, although in his {\uldb \'93Haydn\'94 Quartets}{\v 136342} Mozart makes no distinction in the demands placed on the two violinists. In practice, \'93second violin\'94 is often used in lieu of \'93second violinist,\'94 and referred to with the personal pronoun \'93who.\'94
