Look up: Prelude

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   Prelude
   Range of 650 watt lanterns by Strand Lighting.
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   prelude
   [n] - music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera 2. [v] - serve as a prelude to 3. [v] - play as a prelude, of musical pieces
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   Prelude
   Pre'lude noun [ French prélude (cf. Italian preludio , Late Latin praeludium ), from Latin prae before + ludus play. See Prelude , transitive verb ] An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.) , a strain introducing the theme or c ...
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   Prelude
   Pre·lude' intransitive verb [ imperfect & past participle Preluded ; present participle & verbal noun Preluding .] [ Latin praeludere , praelusum ; prae before + ludere to play: confer French préluder . See Ludicrous .] To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to ...
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   Prelude
   Pre·lude' transitive verb 1. To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air. 2. To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory. « [ Music] preluding some great tragedy.» Longfellow
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   prelude
   noun music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
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   Prelude
   A `Prelude` (`before play`) is something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows after it. It may also refer to: *Prelude (music), a musical form *Prelude, a British rock band *Prelude, a South African band *`Prelude`, a short story by New Zealand author Katherine Mansfield *`The Prelude`, a poem by William Wordsworth *`Preludes`, a poem by T. S. Eliot *Honda Prelude, an automobile manufactured by Honda *Prelude-IDS, open sour...
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   Prelude
   • (v. t.) To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory. • (v. t.) To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air. • (v. i.) To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude. • (v. t.) An introductory performance, ...
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   Prelude
   (from the article `Mansfield, Katherine`) ...from George Bowden. The death of her soldier brother in 1915 shocked her into a recognition that she owed what she termed a sacred debt to him and ...
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    prelude
    musical composition, usually brief, that is generally played as an introduction to another, larger musical piece. The term is applied generically to ... [1 related articles]
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    prelude
    prelude 1. A preliminary performance, action, event, or condition, coming before and introducing one of more importance; an introduction, preface (to a literary work). 2. In music, a movement or piece forming the introduction to a musical work; especially such a movement preceding a fugue or forming the first piece of a suite. 3. Etymology: from Middle ...
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    prelude
    prelude (prā'lOOd) , musical composition of no universal style, usually for the keyboard. It was originally used to precede a ceremony and later a second, often larger piece. Early preludes represent the first example of idiomatic keyboard music. During the baroque period the prelude forme...
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