musical prelude

C20556

concept

A musical prelude is a short, introductory piece that sets the mood, key, or thematic material for a larger work or performance.

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Observed surface forms (8)

Surface form	Occurrences
prelude and fugue	19
keyboard prelude	14
piano prelude	9
prelude	5
orchestral prelude	2
organ prelude	2
Baroque prelude	1
traditional opening piece	1

Instances (55)

Instance	Via concept surface
BWV 847	prelude and fugue
No. 16 in The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book I	prelude and fugue
BWV 848	prelude and fugue
BWV 849	prelude and fugue
BWV 850	prelude and fugue
BWV 851	prelude and fugue
Prelude in D minor, BWV 850	keyboard prelude
BWV 852	prelude and fugue
BWV 853	prelude and fugue
BWV 854	prelude and fugue
BWV 856	prelude and fugue
BWV 857	prelude and fugue
Prelude in G minor, BWV 860	Baroque prelude
BWV 858	prelude and fugue
BWV 860	prelude and fugue
BWV 861	prelude and fugue
BWV 862	prelude and fugue
BWV 864	prelude and fugue
BWV 865	prelude and fugue
BWV 866	prelude and fugue
Prelude in G-sharp minor, BWV 887 (Book II, enharmonic key) surface form: Prelude in G-sharp minor, BWV 887	prelude
Prelude No. 17	keyboard prelude
BWV 867	prelude and fugue
Angel (The Prelude)	—
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’	organ prelude
Intro (Liberation)	—
La cathédrale engloutie	piano prelude
Prelude in C major, BWV 846	prelude
Prelude in C-sharp major, BWV 848	keyboard prelude
Praeludium in E major, BuxWV 141	organ prelude
Prelude in C minor, BWV 847	keyboard prelude
Prelude in D major, BWV 850	keyboard prelude
Prelude in D minor, BWV 851	keyboard prelude
Prelude in E-flat major, BWV 852	prelude
Prelude in E minor, BWV 855	prelude
Prelude in F major, BWV 856	keyboard prelude
Prelude in F minor, BWV 857	keyboard prelude
Prelude in G major, BWV 860	keyboard prelude
Prelude in G minor, BWV 861	keyboard prelude
Prelude in A-flat major, BWV 862	keyboard prelude
Prelude in A minor, BWV 865	keyboard prelude
Prelude in B-flat major, BWV 866	keyboard prelude
Prelude in B minor, BWV 869	keyboard prelude
alarippu surface form: Alarippu	traditional opening piece
Prelude in C-sharp minor, Op. 3 No. 2	prelude
Frédéric Chopin’s Prelude in C minor, Op. 28, No. 20	piano prelude
Prelude surface form: Prelude to Parsifal	orchestral prelude
Act I Prelude	orchestral prelude
Danseuses de Delphes	piano prelude
Voiles	piano prelude