Meaning of 'prelude'
Meaning of 'prelude' (Webster Dictionary)
- To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory
performance; to serve as prelude. - An introductory performance, preceding and preparing
for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.;
especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a
movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; -- with recent
composers often synonymous with overture.
- To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.
- To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.
- To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.
- To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.
Meaning of 'prelude' (Princeton's WordNet)
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