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Definition of prelude in English: preludenoun ˈprɛljuːd 1An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important. a ceasefire had been agreed as a prelude to full peace negotiations Example sentencesExamples - The channel will telecast exclusive footage on Nikita on June 1 at 9 p.m. as a prelude to the telecast of the event.
- While on its voyage, and after it had left Indonesian waters, but not yet reached Australian waters the ship became progressively unseaworthy - a prelude to the disaster that saw its demise.
- Organised by the Avishkar Kala Kendram, as a prelude to its second anniversary celebrations, the programme at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall has been staged more than 55 times in the country.
- Freshers' Cuppers - a prelude to the Freshers' Varsity match taking place on 7 November - saw a good turnout of athletes and many strong performances from athletes old and new.
- The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasizes that these remarkable events are merely a prelude to the final redemption.
- Freedom of expression is therefore, one of the very first freedoms to be curtailed when a democracy is being undermined, either as a prelude to a coup d'état or as an early step in the process of gradual tyrannization.
- Hopefully it forms a brief diversion from the main action, and a prelude to the character development and genuinely shocking revelations of the third volume.
- As a prelude to the main event, the team will walk the 25 km from Changi Prison to Tanjung Pagar Railway Station in Singapore.
- A contest and talent hunt will be held as a prelude to the event.
- That, though, was just a prelude to the disastrous events that have befallen the new school.
- The Woodland Trust, as a prelude to National Tree Week, is holding family planting events from November 18-23 in its Tree For All initiative.
- The state of emergency is a prelude to the introduction of a raft of measures presented to parliament on Tuesday in an 80-clause Bill.
- The event is a prelude to the Hong Kong International Races on December 12.
- It now expects prices to drop 10% - 15% as a prelude to stagnation.
- I think of Thanksgiving as a prelude to the big event of December and all the wonderful foods I will undoubtedly be consuming.
Synonyms preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start, beginning, curtain-raiser, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald informal opener formal commencement rare prolusion 2An introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. Example sentencesExamples - The Five Star Brass Navy Band Northwest Brass Quintet provided a musical prelude to the Opening Session.
- There is also the legacy of an enormous quantity of piano music, including two and three-part inventions and thirteen volumes (each containing twenty-four preludes and fugues) of The tempered piano.
- The original 1857 orchestral prelude is only rarely being heard these days and so the Chailly CD is a true gem for connoisseurs of Verdi operas.
- A recent project of yours has been the orchestration of Debussy preludes.
- Other works include The Nativity for soprano and orchestra, sacred choral anthems, hymn preludes for organ and works for trumpet and organ.
- Bach, in ordering his preludes and fugues, moved up the keyboard from C Major to C Minor to C# Major to C# Minor to D Major, and so forth.
- After the Brahms and the Haydn he learned three preludes and fugues of Bach, two Beethoven sonatas, a nocturne by Chopin, and pieces by Schumann and Ravel.
- The prelude of the first suite was played dizzyingly fast but without any perceptible regular pulse, as was that of the fifth suite.
- I've used Berrini's Op. 29 Etudes for years, but I never knew he made his own four-hand arrangements of Bach's twenty-four preludes and fugues.
- The latter part of the book includes a guide to the individual preludes and fugues that digs into the influences reflected in each piece, its stylistic background and provenance.
- The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants.
- King opts for slower tempos than expected, illuminating every stately arpeggio in the opening instrumental prelude until the explosive entry of the voices.
- When I was studying Bach - the preludes and the fugues - it was very hard for me because my hands were playing different voices at different times.
- When I first heard these pieces, they reminded me of the Bach 48 preludes and fugues in form and coherence, if not in content and style
- Gone are the days of programming a Bach prelude & fugue, a Beethoven sonata, a Chopin ballade and then ending with the Prokofiev Toccata.
- One clue was provided by Bach himself in his C minor cello suite, which begins with a prelude and fugue for solo cello.
- The orchestral prelude of the work isn't necessarily my favorite and part of why I find the piece itself fraught with a few problems.
- On this occasion he will be performing one prelude and fugue by Bach, a Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt and ‘Airs of Spain’ by Albeniz.
- His surviving output consists solely of instrumental music, including organ preludes and fugues, concertos for two harpsichords, and trio sonatas, much of it strongly influenced by Bach.
- There is a long orchestral prelude, and the orchestra plays an extremely important role throughout.
- From the opening orchestral prelude, the depth and intensity of Bloch's vision of the Old Testament roll over the listener.
Synonyms overture, introductory movement, introduction, opening, voluntary rare verset - 2.1 A short piece of music of a style similar to a prelude, especially for the piano.
Example sentencesExamples - Accompanied by Debussy piano preludes interpreted by Steve Gosling, the dancers took wing, as though they were laughing through the air.
- The core group plays the first three items, Antheil's second violin sonata, three preludes for piano by Gordon Rumson, and Takemitsu's piano trio, Between Tides.
- Considered as a collection, these preludes provide variety in terms of musical style, tempo, overall mood and organ registrations.
- Ruth Foss, from the Music Division of the Library of Congress, guides us through the preludes with a short and precise sentence on each of them.
- There are various Dutch titled preludes rather similar to the more erstwhile Bach style but at the same time retaining that unique Sweelinck touch.
- The majority of these preludes are short in length, ranging from sixteen to thirty-two measures.
- This collection of preludes for piano is a treasure waiting to be explored.
- Hurried, resounding strains of a Rachmaninoff prelude are abruptly cut short.
- He's also found time to be the pianist on this unusual release, which includes seventeen of his short works for saxophone and twelve equally short preludes for piano.
- British composer Colin Matthews is orchestrating all 24 of Debussy's piano preludes, a project which many will find either foolhardy or sacrilegious.
- For At the Edge of Night Baynes used seven Rachmaninoff piano preludes to generate an atmosphere of dreams and remembrance.
- The Beethoven Violin Sonata in C minor is admirably played, and arrangements of Shostakovich piano preludes make an attractive opener to a stimulating programme.
- 2.2 The introductory part of a poem or other literary work.
Example sentencesExamples - The unnamed mistress, of whom the first eight lines are prelude, is finally addressed, but not until line nine- ‘As I meet thee.’
- But the prelude tantalises in what it reveals, and represses.
Synonyms introduction, preface, prologue, foreword, preamble informal intro rare proem, exordium, prolegomenon, prodrome
verb ˈprɛljuːd [with object]Serve as a prelude or introduction to. the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack Example sentencesExamples - Each visit to her mother was preluded by a mental perfection check list - Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest frou-frou proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both.
- When performed live this song was often preluded by descriptions of the harrowing experience many faced simply trying to find a tolerant and peaceful home, away from their places of birth.
- It was preluded by part of a different ballet called Ellipse, and I really liked those dances too.
- A tap at the door preluded its opening, and a middle-aged man with fading red hair walked in, accompanied by his elder daughter.
- In all of this merrymaking, I cannot overlook the meticulous research into instruments and music that preludes such an undertaking.
- Easter and Passover are different markers in the second term; they may warn of a long spring left for redeeming the time, or they may prelude the May graduation just around the corner.
- In the statements he made yesterday, Moussa indicated that the September ministerial meeting could prelude the Arab summit.
- In Adisa's text the ritual of female sympathy preludes and provides a way of regaining access to the past and allowing it to attain the form of narrative memory.
- The sound of twigs snapping violently and a stumble preluded Rafel's voice.
- In the ritualistic piece that preludes actual narration, the Chakyar depicts how he has come a long way down to earth from heaven.
Derivatives adjective prɪˈljuːdɪəl A young Vixen, in this preludial scene played by a child, frisks in, startling a frog, who leaping to safety, lands on the forester's nose. Example sentencesExamples - If we could hear music only after an exhausting sequence of preludial actions I am sure it would suffer neglect.
- This forty-minute work's four-movement structure opens with a preludial, expository movement which presents the basic material.
Origin Mid 16th century: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere 'play beforehand', from prae 'before' + ludere 'to play'. Definition of prelude in US English: preludenoun 1An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important. education cannot simply be a prelude to a career Example sentencesExamples - As a prelude to the main event, the team will walk the 25 km from Changi Prison to Tanjung Pagar Railway Station in Singapore.
- The channel will telecast exclusive footage on Nikita on June 1 at 9 p.m. as a prelude to the telecast of the event.
- It now expects prices to drop 10% - 15% as a prelude to stagnation.
- Freshers' Cuppers - a prelude to the Freshers' Varsity match taking place on 7 November - saw a good turnout of athletes and many strong performances from athletes old and new.
- While on its voyage, and after it had left Indonesian waters, but not yet reached Australian waters the ship became progressively unseaworthy - a prelude to the disaster that saw its demise.
- Organised by the Avishkar Kala Kendram, as a prelude to its second anniversary celebrations, the programme at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall has been staged more than 55 times in the country.
- The state of emergency is a prelude to the introduction of a raft of measures presented to parliament on Tuesday in an 80-clause Bill.
- I think of Thanksgiving as a prelude to the big event of December and all the wonderful foods I will undoubtedly be consuming.
- A contest and talent hunt will be held as a prelude to the event.
- Freedom of expression is therefore, one of the very first freedoms to be curtailed when a democracy is being undermined, either as a prelude to a coup d'état or as an early step in the process of gradual tyrannization.
- Hopefully it forms a brief diversion from the main action, and a prelude to the character development and genuinely shocking revelations of the third volume.
- The Woodland Trust, as a prelude to National Tree Week, is holding family planting events from November 18-23 in its Tree For All initiative.
- The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasizes that these remarkable events are merely a prelude to the final redemption.
- The event is a prelude to the Hong Kong International Races on December 12.
- That, though, was just a prelude to the disastrous events that have befallen the new school.
Synonyms preliminary, overture, opening, preparation, introduction, start, beginning, curtain-raiser, lead-in, precursor, forerunner, harbinger, herald 2An introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue. Example sentencesExamples - Bach, in ordering his preludes and fugues, moved up the keyboard from C Major to C Minor to C# Major to C# Minor to D Major, and so forth.
- Gone are the days of programming a Bach prelude & fugue, a Beethoven sonata, a Chopin ballade and then ending with the Prokofiev Toccata.
- A recent project of yours has been the orchestration of Debussy preludes.
- The latter part of the book includes a guide to the individual preludes and fugues that digs into the influences reflected in each piece, its stylistic background and provenance.
- When I was studying Bach - the preludes and the fugues - it was very hard for me because my hands were playing different voices at different times.
- On this occasion he will be performing one prelude and fugue by Bach, a Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt and ‘Airs of Spain’ by Albeniz.
- There is a long orchestral prelude, and the orchestra plays an extremely important role throughout.
- The Five Star Brass Navy Band Northwest Brass Quintet provided a musical prelude to the Opening Session.
- I've used Berrini's Op. 29 Etudes for years, but I never knew he made his own four-hand arrangements of Bach's twenty-four preludes and fugues.
- There is also the legacy of an enormous quantity of piano music, including two and three-part inventions and thirteen volumes (each containing twenty-four preludes and fugues) of The tempered piano.
- His surviving output consists solely of instrumental music, including organ preludes and fugues, concertos for two harpsichords, and trio sonatas, much of it strongly influenced by Bach.
- King opts for slower tempos than expected, illuminating every stately arpeggio in the opening instrumental prelude until the explosive entry of the voices.
- The suites mostly have four short movements, a prelude or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants.
- One clue was provided by Bach himself in his C minor cello suite, which begins with a prelude and fugue for solo cello.
- The orchestral prelude of the work isn't necessarily my favorite and part of why I find the piece itself fraught with a few problems.
- From the opening orchestral prelude, the depth and intensity of Bloch's vision of the Old Testament roll over the listener.
- Other works include The Nativity for soprano and orchestra, sacred choral anthems, hymn preludes for organ and works for trumpet and organ.
- The prelude of the first suite was played dizzyingly fast but without any perceptible regular pulse, as was that of the fifth suite.
- After the Brahms and the Haydn he learned three preludes and fugues of Bach, two Beethoven sonatas, a nocturne by Chopin, and pieces by Schumann and Ravel.
- When I first heard these pieces, they reminded me of the Bach 48 preludes and fugues in form and coherence, if not in content and style
- The original 1857 orchestral prelude is only rarely being heard these days and so the Chailly CD is a true gem for connoisseurs of Verdi operas.
Synonyms overture, introductory movement, introduction, opening, voluntary - 2.1 A short introductory piece of music, especially for the piano.
Example sentencesExamples - For At the Edge of Night Baynes used seven Rachmaninoff piano preludes to generate an atmosphere of dreams and remembrance.
- British composer Colin Matthews is orchestrating all 24 of Debussy's piano preludes, a project which many will find either foolhardy or sacrilegious.
- Considered as a collection, these preludes provide variety in terms of musical style, tempo, overall mood and organ registrations.
- The Beethoven Violin Sonata in C minor is admirably played, and arrangements of Shostakovich piano preludes make an attractive opener to a stimulating programme.
- The core group plays the first three items, Antheil's second violin sonata, three preludes for piano by Gordon Rumson, and Takemitsu's piano trio, Between Tides.
- Hurried, resounding strains of a Rachmaninoff prelude are abruptly cut short.
- Ruth Foss, from the Music Division of the Library of Congress, guides us through the preludes with a short and precise sentence on each of them.
- There are various Dutch titled preludes rather similar to the more erstwhile Bach style but at the same time retaining that unique Sweelinck touch.
- Accompanied by Debussy piano preludes interpreted by Steve Gosling, the dancers took wing, as though they were laughing through the air.
- He's also found time to be the pianist on this unusual release, which includes seventeen of his short works for saxophone and twelve equally short preludes for piano.
- This collection of preludes for piano is a treasure waiting to be explored.
- The majority of these preludes are short in length, ranging from sixteen to thirty-two measures.
- 2.2 The introductory part of a poem or other literary work.
Example sentencesExamples - The unnamed mistress, of whom the first eight lines are prelude, is finally addressed, but not until line nine- ‘As I meet thee.’
- But the prelude tantalises in what it reveals, and represses.
Synonyms introduction, preface, prologue, foreword, preamble
verb [with object]Serve as a prelude or introduction to. the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack Example sentencesExamples - Each visit to her mother was preluded by a mental perfection check list - Kelly dressed in one of her grandmother's latest frou-frou proper girl dresses, which usually included lace or frills or both.
- A tap at the door preluded its opening, and a middle-aged man with fading red hair walked in, accompanied by his elder daughter.
- When performed live this song was often preluded by descriptions of the harrowing experience many faced simply trying to find a tolerant and peaceful home, away from their places of birth.
- The sound of twigs snapping violently and a stumble preluded Rafel's voice.
- In all of this merrymaking, I cannot overlook the meticulous research into instruments and music that preludes such an undertaking.
- It was preluded by part of a different ballet called Ellipse, and I really liked those dances too.
- In Adisa's text the ritual of female sympathy preludes and provides a way of regaining access to the past and allowing it to attain the form of narrative memory.
- In the statements he made yesterday, Moussa indicated that the September ministerial meeting could prelude the Arab summit.
- Easter and Passover are different markers in the second term; they may warn of a long spring left for redeeming the time, or they may prelude the May graduation just around the corner.
- In the ritualistic piece that preludes actual narration, the Chakyar depicts how he has come a long way down to earth from heaven.
Origin Mid 16th century: from French prélude, from medieval Latin praeludium, from Latin praeludere ‘play beforehand’, from prae ‘before’ + ludere ‘to play’. |