PRIMO, ‘first,
’ is used in two ways in music. (1) In pianoforte duets, Primo or 1mo is generally put over the right-hand page, and then means the part taken by the ‘treble
’ player, while Secondo or 2do is put over that for the ‘bass.
’ (2) In the reprise of the first section of a movement, a few bars are often necessary before the double-bar to lead back to the repetition, which are not required the...
