prelude
ಮುನ್ನುಡಿಯಾಯಿತು
definition
verb
the bombardment preluded an all-out final attack
serve as a prelude or introduction to.
noun
education cannot simply be a prelude to a career
an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important.
His surviving output consists solely of instrumental music, including organ preludes and fugues, concertos for two harpsichords, and trio sonatas, much of it strongly influenced by Bach.
an introductory piece of music, most commonly an orchestral opening to an act of an opera, the first movement of a suite, or a piece preceding a fugue.
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King opts for slower tempos than expected, illuminating every stately arpeggio in the opening instrumental 'prelude' until the explosive entry of the voices.
Hopefully it forms a brief diversion from the main action, and a 'prelude' to the character development and genuinely shocking revelations of the third volume.
Freshers' Cuppers - a 'prelude' to the Freshers' Varsity match taking place on 7 November - saw a good turnout of athletes and many strong performances from athletes old and new.
The 'prelude' of the first suite was played dizzyingly fast but without any perceptible regular pulse, as was that of the fifth suite.
The suites mostly have four short movements, a 'prelude' or allemande, courante, sarabande and gigue, with some variants.
From the opening orchestral 'prelude' , the depth and intensity of Bloch's vision of the Old Testament roll over the listener.
Organised by the Avishkar Kala Kendram, as a 'prelude' to its second anniversary celebrations, the programme at the Kerala Fine Arts Hall has been staged more than 55 times in the country.
a ceasefire had been agreed as a 'prelude' to full peace negotiations
The Woodland Trust, as a 'prelude' to National Tree Week, is holding family planting events from November 18-23 in its Tree For All initiative.
The channel will telecast exclusive footage on Nikita on June 1 at 9 p.m. as a 'prelude' to the telecast of the event.
Hurried, resounding strains of a Rachmaninoff 'prelude' are abruptly cut short.
The Lubavitcher Rebbe emphasizes that these remarkable events are merely a 'prelude' to the final redemption.
But the 'prelude' tantalises in what it reveals, and represses.
The unnamed mistress, of whom the first eight lines are 'prelude' , is finally addressed, but not until line nine- ‘As I meet thee.’
The state of emergency is a 'prelude' to the introduction of a raft of measures presented to parliament on Tuesday in an 80-clause Bill.
Freedom of expression is therefore, one of the very first freedoms to be curtailed when a democracy is being undermined, either as a 'prelude' to a coup d'état or as an early step in the process of gradual tyrannization.
The event is a 'prelude' to the Hong Kong International Races on December 12.
Easter and Passover are different markers in the second term; they may warn of a long spring left for redeeming the time, or they may 'prelude' the May graduation just around the corner.
The orchestral 'prelude' of the work isn't necessarily my favorite and part of why I find the piece itself fraught with a few problems.
There is a long orchestral 'prelude' , and the orchestra plays an extremely important role throughout.
The Five Star Brass Navy Band Northwest Brass Quintet provided a musical 'prelude' to the Opening Session.
While on its voyage, and after it had left Indonesian waters, but not yet reached Australian waters the ship became progressively unseaworthy - a 'prelude' to the disaster that saw its demise.
The original 1857 orchestral 'prelude' is only rarely being heard these days and so the Chailly CD is a true gem for connoisseurs of Verdi operas.
education cannot simply be a 'prelude' to a career
A contest and talent hunt will be held as a 'prelude' to the event.
On this occasion he will be performing one 'prelude' and fugue by Bach, a Hungarian Rhapsody by Liszt and ‘Airs of Spain’ by Albeniz.
One clue was provided by Bach himself in his C minor cello suite, which begins with a 'prelude' and fugue for solo cello.
That, though, was just a 'prelude' to the disastrous events that have befallen the new school.
Gone are the days of programming a Bach 'prelude' & fugue, a Beethoven sonata, a Chopin ballade and then ending with the Prokofiev Toccata.
As a 'prelude' to the main event, the team will walk the 25 km from Changi Prison to Tanjung Pagar Railway Station in Singapore.
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