Overture vs. Prelude
Difference Between Overture and Prelude
Overturenoun
(obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber.
Preludenoun
An introductory or preliminary performance or event.
Overturenoun
(obsolete) Disclosure; discovery; revelation.
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.
Overturenoun
(often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc.
Preludenoun
(computing) A standard module or library of subroutines and functions to be imported, generally by default, into a program.
Overturenoun
(Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland.
Preludenoun
(figurative) A forerunner to anything.
Overturenoun
(music) A musical introduction to a piece of music.
Preludeverb
To introduce something, as a prelude.
Overtureverb
(intransitive) To make overtures; to approach with a proposal.
Preludeverb
To play an introduction or prelude; to give a prefatory performance.
Overturenoun
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
Preludenoun
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;
training is a necessary preliminary to employmentdrinks were the overture to dinnerOverturenoun
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows;
training is a necessary preliminary to employmentdrinks were the overture to dinnerPreludenoun
music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
Overturenoun
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others;
she rejected his advancesPreludeverb
serve as a prelude or opening to
Preludeverb
play as a prelude
