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Prelude vs Preludial - What's the difference?

prelude | preludial |

As a noun prelude

is an introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.

As a verb prelude

is to introduce something, as a prelude.

As an adjective preludial is

of or pertaining to a prelude.

prelude

English

Alternative forms

* (archaic)

Noun

(en noun)
  • An introductory or preliminary performance or event; a preface.
  • (music) A short piece of music that acts as an introduction to a longer piece.

    • Verb

    (prelud)
  • To introduce something, as a prelude.
  • To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
  • * Sir Walter Scott
    • The musicians preluded on their instruments.
  • * Jeffrey
    • We are preluding too largely, and must come at once to the point.

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    preludial

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Of or pertaining to a prelude
  • * 1992 , , Music in Late Renaissance & Early Baroque Italy
    • A gradual shift from the improvisatory, preludial ricercare to a more formally structured composition is apparent in a keyboard repertory surviving in manuscript at...