(it) - A piece to be played as an introduction or opening piece but often also a single romantic piece, following no sepcific form [back]
a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; with recent composers often synonymous with 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"
To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air