PRELUDES
- An action or event serving as an introduction to something more important
- 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
- A short piece of music of a similar style, esp. for the piano
- The introductory part of a poem or other literary work
- PRELUDE, to play a musical introduction [v]