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Definition
something that prepares for or introduces what is to follow
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music #1: an introductory piece of music — such as might introduce an act of an opera
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music #2: a short independent piece of music — typically for piano
or:
music #1: an introductory piece of music — such as might introduce an act of an opera
or:
music #2: a short independent piece of music — typically for piano
- So far her improvement was sufficient—and in many other points she came on exceedingly well; for though she could not write sonnets, she brought herself to read them; and though there seemed no chance of her throwing a whole party into raptures by a prelude on the pianoforte, of her own composition, she could listen to other people's performance with very little fatigue.Chapter 1 (78% in)
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