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Definition
something that prepares for or introduces what is to follow
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
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
- This was a prelude to his cigar, a Maria Mancini, a very tasty brand from Bremen—we shall come to speak about that again—whose spicy toxins blended so satisfyingly with those of his coffee.2.2 - At the Tienappels' / Hans Castorp's Moral State (35% in)
- The first step toward evil, toward lust and death, was doubtless taken when, as the result of a tickle by some unknown incursion, spirit increased in density for the first time, creating a pathologically rank growth of tissue that formed, half in pleasure, half in defense, as the prelude to matter, the transition from the immaterial to the material.5.7 - Research (97% in)
- A violin, in solo, offered a fanciful prelude.7.7 - Fullness of Harmony (10% in)
- Purely instrumental, with no vocals, it was a symphonic prelude of French provenance, scored for a small ensemble, at least by modern standards, yet fitted out with all the tricks of modern tone coloring and cleverly calculated to set the soul spinning a web of dreams.7.7 - Fullness of Harmony (58% in)
There are no more uses of "prelude" in The Magic Mountain.
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