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Always?
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Yeah. Well, without me they'd be a lonely, frustrated trio.
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Seriously, the second and first violin aren't hierarchical,
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they're just different roles.
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Different how?
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Well, sometimes I get the melody, sometimes the bass line.
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I connect the first violin, which tends to be the soloist's part,
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with the viola and cello,
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which just flow... right underneath the surface.
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Simply put, I pull it all together. That's my job.
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Sounds important, but still
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Don't you have the urge to play the solo part once in a while?