overture

o·ver·ture  (vr-chr)

n.

1. Music

a. An instrumental composition intended especially as an introduction to an extended work, such as an opera or oratorio.

b. A similar orchestral work intended for independent concert performance.

2. An introductory section or part, as of a poem; a prelude.

3. An act, offer, or proposal that indicates readiness to undertake a course of action or open a relationship.

tr.v. o·ver·tured, o·ver·tur·ing, o·ver·tures

1. To present as an introduction or proposal.

2. To present or make an offer or proposal to.

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[Middle English, opening, from Old French, from Vulgar Latin *pertra, alteration (influenced by Latin cperre, to cover) of Latin apertra, from apertus, past participle of aperre, to open; see wer-⁴ in Indo-European roots.]

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overture

Noun

1. Music

a. a piece of orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera, oratorio, or ballet, musical comedy, or film, often containing the main musical themes of the work

b. a one-movement orchestral piece, usually having a descriptive or evocative title: the 1812 Overture

2. overtures opening moves towards a new relationship or agreement: the German government made a variety of friendly overtures towards the French [Late Latin apertura opening]

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	overture - orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner
	2.	overture - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" prelude, preliminary inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
	3.	overture - a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" feeler, advance, approach proffer, proposition, suggestion - a proposal offered for acceptance or rejection; "it was a suggestion we couldn't refuse"

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overture

noun Music prelude, opening, introduction, introductory movement << OPPOSITE finale

Translations

overture [ˈəuvətʃuəʳ] n (MUS) → obertura;

(fig) → propuesta

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overture [ˈəuvətʃuəʳ] n (Mus), (fig); ouverture f

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overture [ˈəuvətʃuəʳ] n (Mus) → Ouvertüre f (fig); Annäherungsversuch m

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overture [ˈəuvətʃuəʳ] n (MUS) → ouverture f inv;

(fig) → approccio

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overture

n overture [ˈəuvətjuə]

a piece of music played as an introduction to an opera etc. voorspel, ouverture مُقَدِّمَة أو إفْتِتاحِيَّةٌ موسيقِيَّه овертюва předehra ouverture die Overtüre εισαγωγή (μουσ.) obertura avamäng پیش درآمد alkusoitto ouverture פְּתִיחָה गाना प्रारम्भ करने का गीत, संबन्ध बढ़ाने का इशारा uvertira nyitány musik pembukaan forleikur ouverture 序曲 전주곡, 서곡 uvertiūra uvertīra overtur ouverture ouverture, forspill uwertura abertura uvertură увертюра predohra uvertura uvertira ouvertyr เพลงโหมโรง uvertür, peşrev 前奏曲 увертюра اوپيرا کي تعارفي موسيقي khúc dạo đầu 前奏曲