Prelude - definition, pronunciation, transcription
Amer.
|ˈpreljuːd|
Brit.
|ˈpreljuːd|
noun
- something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows (syn: overture, preliminary)
- music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
verb
- serve as a prelude or opening to
- play as a prelude
- play as a prelude
Extra examples
...an eruption of sectarian violence that proved to be the prelude to all-out civil war...
...the musical had a brief prelude to get the audience in the proper mood...
Chopin's preludes
She played a Bach prelude.
Living together as a prelude to marriage is now considered acceptable in many countries.
Word forms
noun
singular: prelude
plural: preludes
singular: prelude
plural: preludes
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