prélude
Definition of the French term prélude in music:
- prelude (introduction)
Language
French
Singular
prélude
Plural
préludes
Combinations
French musical terms that include prélude:
- petit prélude – little prelude
Musical examples
Music scores that include prélude:
- Aleksey Stanchinsky: Canon-Preludes (1913‑14) Page 1
- Antonio Vivaldi: Violin Concerto No. 1 (1723) Page 1
- Camille Saint-Saëns: Oratorio de Noël (1858) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: Pour le piano (1894‑1901) Page 1
- Claude Debussy: Suite Bergamasque (1890‑1905) Page 1
- Léo Delibes: Coppelia (1869‑1870) Page 1
- Léo Delibes: Lakmé (1883) Page 1
- Maurice Ravel: Le tombeau de Couperin (1914‑1917) Page 1
- Michele Esposito: Suite Op. 34 (ca. 1900) Page 1
Related terms
French musical terms related to prélude: