prelude

prel·ude  (prlyd, prld, pr-)

n.

1. An introductory performance, event, or action preceding a more important one; a preliminary or preface.

2. Music

a. A piece or movement that serves as an introduction to another section or composition and establishes the key, such as one that precedes a fugue, opens a suite, or precedes a church service.

b. A similar but independent composition for the piano.

c. The overture to an oratorio, opera, or act of an opera.

d. A short composition of the 15th and early 16th centuries written in a free style, usually for keyboard.

v. prel·ud·ed, prel·ud·ing, prel·udes

v.tr.

1. To serve as a prelude to.

2. To introduce with or as if with a prelude.

v.intr.

To serve as a prelude or introduction.

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[Medieval Latin praeldium, from Latin praeldere, to play beforehand : prae-, pre- + ldere, to play; see leid- in Indo-European roots.]

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preluder n.

pre·ludi·al (pr-ld-l) adj.

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prelude [ˈprɛljuːd]

n

1. (Music, other)

a.  a piece of music that precedes a fugue, or forms the first movement of a suite, or an introduction to an act in an opera, etc.

b.  (esp for piano) a self-contained piece of music

2. something serving as an introduction or preceding event, occurrence, etc.

vb

1. to serve as a prelude to (something)

2. (tr) to introduce by a prelude

[(n) from Medieval Latin praelūdium, from prae before + -lūdium entertainment, from Latin lūdus play; (vb) from Late Latin praelūdere to play beforehand, rehearse, from lūdere to play]

preluder  [prɪˈljuːdə ˈprɛljʊdə] n

preludial  adj

prelusion  [prɪˈljuːʒən] n

prelusive  [prɪˈljuːsɪv], prelusory [prɪˈljuːsərɪ] adj

prelusively , prelusorily adv

Thesaurus

Noun	1.	prelude - something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner" overture, preliminary inception, origination, origin - an event that is a beginning; a first part or stage of subsequent events
	2.	prelude - music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera music - an artistic form of auditory communication incorporating instrumental or vocal tones in a structured and continuous manner chorale prelude - a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations
Verb	1.	prelude - serve as a prelude or opening to serve, function - serve a purpose, role, or function; "The tree stump serves as a table"; "The female students served as a control group"; "This table would serve very well"; "His freedom served him well"; "The table functions as a desk"
	2.	prelude - play as a prelude music - musical activity (singing or whistling etc.); "his music was his central interest" spiel, play - replay (as a melody); "Play it again, Sam"; "She played the third movement very beautifully"

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prelude

noun

1. introduction, beginning, preparation, preliminary, start, commencement, curtain-raiser The protests are now seen as the prelude to last year's uprising.

2. overture, opening, introduction, introductory movement the third-act Prelude of Parsifal

Translations

prelude [ˈpreljuːd]

A. N → preludio m (also Mus) (to de)

B. VT → preludiar

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prelude [ˈprɛljuːd] n

(MUSIC) → prélude m

(fig) → prélude m
a prelude to sth → un prélude à qch

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prelude

n → Vorspiel nt; (Mus: = introduction to fugue) → Präludium nt; (fig) → Auftakt m

vt → einleiten, den Auftakt (+gen) → bilden

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prelude [ˈprɛljuːd] n → preludio

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prelude

n prelude [ˈpreljuːd]

1 an event etc that goes before, and acts as an introduction to, something. inleiding تَمْهيد، مُقَدِّمَه встъпление úvod indledning das Vorspiel προοίμιο preludio sissejuhatus مقدمه johdanto prélude הַקדָמָה पूर्वरंग uvod,nagovještaj előzmény awal undanfari preludio 前触れ 전조 įžanga ievads; iesākums permulaan voorspel innledning, opptakt wstęp prelúdio introducere вступление, начало úvod predigra uvod förspel, upptakt, inledning การแสดงเบิกโรง giriş 序言，序幕 вступ پيش خيمہ việc mở đầu 序言，序幕

2 a piece of music played as an introduction to the main piece. voorspel مُقَدِّمَه موسيقيَّه прелюдия preludium, předehra præludium das Vorspiel πρελούδιο (μουσ.) preludio eelmäng پیش درآمد preludi prélude פֶּרלוּד स्वरमिलाप, स्वर मिलाना, पूर्वरंग, प्रस्तावना, मंगलाचरण preludirati előjáték, prelúdium intro forspil preludio 前奏曲 전주곡 preliudas prelūdija pendahuluan prelude preludium preludium prelúdio preludiu прелюдия prelúdium, predohra preludij preludijum preludium การบรรเลงนำ prelüt 序曲 прелюдія تمہيدي نغمہ khúc dạo 序曲