Postlude vs. Prelude

Postludenoun

(music) The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service.

Postludenoun

A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword.

Postludeverb

(rare) To form a postlude (to); to end with a postlude.

Postludenoun

A voluntary at the end of a service.

Preludenoun

An introductory or preliminary performance or event.

Preludenoun

(music) A short, free-form piece of music, originally one serving as an introduction to a longer and more complex piece; later, starting with the Romantic period, generally a stand-alone piece.

Preludenoun

(computing) A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.

Preludenoun

(figurative) A forerunner to anything.

Preludeverb

To introduce something, as a prelude.

Preludeverb

To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.

Preludenoun

An introductory performance, preceding and preparing for the principal matter; a preliminary part, movement, strain, etc.; especially (Mus.), a strain introducing the theme or chief subject; a movement introductory to a fugue, yet independent; - with recent composers often synonymous with overture.

Preludeverb

To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance; to serve as prelude.

Preludeverb

To introduce with a previous performance; to play or perform a prelude to; as, to prelude a concert with a lively air.

Preludeverb

To serve as prelude to; to precede as introductory.

Preludenoun

something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;

Preludenoun

music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

Preludeverb

serve as a prelude or opening to

Preludeverb

play as a prelude

Preludenoun

an action or event serving as an introduction to something more important

Preludenoun

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.

Preludenoun

a short piece of music of a style similar to a prelude, especially for the piano.

Preludenoun

the introductory part of a poem or other literary work.

Preludeverb

serve as a prelude or introduction to