Prima volta vs Seconda volta

Side-by-side comparison of two musical terms.

	Prima volta	Seconda volta
Definition	First-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the first repeat	Second-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the second repeat
Category	navigation	navigation
Pronunciation	PREE-mah VOHL-tah	seh-KOHN-dah VOHL-tah
Origin	Italian	Italian
BPM	—	—
Synonyms	first ending 1st ending	second ending 2nd ending
Antonyms	Seconda volta	Prima volta
Usage	Play the prima volta bracket on the first pass, then skip to the seconda volta when you repeat.	Skip the first-time bars on the repeat and go straight to the seconda volta for the modulation into the new key.

Definition: First-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the first repeat
Category: navigation
Pronunciation: PREE-mah VOHL-tah
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: first ending 1st ending
Antonyms: Seconda volta
Usage: Play the prima volta bracket on the first pass, then skip to the seconda volta when you repeat.

Definition: Second-time bracket indicating a passage played only on the second repeat
Category: navigation
Pronunciation: seh-KOHN-dah VOHL-tah
Origin: Italian
Synonyms: second ending 2nd ending
Antonyms: Prima volta
Usage: Skip the first-time bars on the repeat and go straight to the seconda volta for the modulation into the new key.