prelude
31prelude — noun (C) 1 be a prelude to if an event is a prelude to a more important event, it happens just before it and makes people expect it: The fighting in the streets may be a prelude to more serious trouble. 2 technical a short piece of music for… …
32prelude — noun 1) the cease fire was a prelude to peace negotiations Syn: preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start, commencement, beginning, lead in, precursor 2) an orchestral prelude Syn: overture …
33Prélude — Praeludium; Präludium; Preludio (ital.) * * * Pré|lude 〈[ prely:d] n. 15; französ. Form von〉 Präludium * * * Pré|lude [pre lyd], das; s, s [frz. prélude < mlat. praeludium, ↑ …
34Prelude — (Preludio, Preambulum) Organ composition to be played directly before the beginning of a Christian church service. If based upon a traditional liturgical melody, the piece might be more specifically termed chorale prelude, ricercar, fantasia,… …
35prelude — n. a prelude to * * * [ preljuːd] a prelude to …
36prelude — prel|ude [ preljud ] noun count 1. ) a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece of music a ) a short piece of music, often one that is played on the piano b ) a piece of music played before a ceremony in a church 2. ) an event that… …
37prelude — [ prɛlju:d] noun 1》 an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important. 2》 a piece of music serving as an introduction, e.g. to an act of an opera or to a suite or a fugue. ↘the introductory part of a poem or other… …
38prelude — n. & v. n. (often foll. by to) 1 an action, event, or situation serving as an introduction. 2 the introductory part of a poem etc. 3 a an introductory piece of music, often preceding a fugue or forming the first piece of a suite or beginning an… …
39prelude — 1. noun a) an introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface b) a short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece …
40Prélude — Pré|lude [pre lyd] das; s, s <aus gleichbed. fr. prélude; vgl. ↑Präludium>: 1. fantasieartiges Musikstück für Klavier od. Orchester. 2. franz. Bez. für Präludium …
