Prelude (music)

Prelude,(music)
A,prelude,Germ,Präludium,or,Vorspiel;,Lat,praeludium;,Fr,prélude;,It,preludio";,Pt,"prelúdio,is,a,short,piece,of,music,,the,form,of,which,may,vary,from,piece,to,piece12,The,prelude,may,be,thought,of,as,a,preface,While,,during,the,Baroque,era,,for,example,,it,may,have,served,as,an,introduction,to,succeeding,movements,of,a,work,that,were,usually,longer,and,more,complex,,it,may,also,have,been,a,standalone,piece,of,work,during,the,Romantic,era,It,generally,features,a,small,number,of,rhythmic,and,melodic,motifs,that,recur,through,the,piece,Stylistically,,the,prelude,is,improvisatory,in,nature,The,prelude,also,may,refer,to,an,overture,,particularly,to,those,seen,in,an,opera,or,an,oratorio
Contents
1,History
2,Notable,collections,of,preludes
3,See,also
4,References
5,Further,reading
History
The,first,preludes,to,be,notated,were,organ,pieces,that,were,played,to,introduce,church,music,,the,earliest,surviving,examples,being,five,brief,praeambula,in,the,Ileborgh,Tablature,of,14483,These,were,closely,followed,by,freely,composed,preludes,in,an,extemporary,style,for,the,lute,and,otheprelude,music,for,wedding,ceremony,,prelude,music,planner,,prelude,music,wedding,,prelude,music,the,woodlands,,prelude,(music),,prelude,music,school,Prelude,(music)
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