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What is a secondo?

What is a secondo? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. (music) The second part in a concerted piece.
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Far from the old-style duet where the secondo is merely playing backup for the primo, this duet features a wonderful dialogue between the parts.
He himself was, naturally, primo tenore, being assisted by the younger Crivelli as the secondo.
The Miniatures are inventive, charming pieces with colorful harmonic writing in the secondo part, imaginative rhythmic devices and surprising turns of phrases.
The primo part always contains melodic material, while the secondo part contains mainly accompanimental passagework.
The MIDI accompaniment CD contains the secondo part performed on a digital keyboard with the typical electronic special effects.
The secondo player gets the melody in measures 17-24, so balance is important.

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