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overture
noun
(o-ver-ture)
something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows
Synonyms:
preliminary
,
prelude
,
Examples:
Drinks were the overture to dinner.
overture
noun
(o-ver-ture)
a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others
Synonyms:
advance
,
approach
,
feeler
,
overture
noun
(o-ver-ture)
orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
Words Related to
overture
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feeler
,
prelude
,
approach
,
advance
,
preliminary
,
invitation
,
offer
,
proposal
,
bid
,
fantasia
,
opening
,
openness
,
commencement
,
initiation
,
opened
,
aperture
,
open
,
ouverture
,
run-up
,
symphony
,
concerto
,
concertante
,
intermezzo
,
orchestra
,
opera buffa
,
symphonic poem
,
sinfonia
,
scherzo
,
symphony orchestra
,
aria
,
passacaglia
,
operetta
,
sonata
,
oratorio
,
con brio
,
divertimento
,
andante
,
allegro
,
pastorale
,
counteroffer
,
gesture
,
entreaty
,
counterproposal
,
gambit
,
postlude
,
sarabande
,
liebestod
,
double concerto
,
rapprochement
,
max bruch
,
offerture
,
minuet
,
olive branch
,
tortelier
,
encore
,
antonin dvorak
,
berceuse
,
saber rattling
,
appassionata
,
interlude
,
cadenza
,
peter ilich tchaikovsky
,
berlioz
,
hector berlioz
,
coda
,
divertissement
,
czardas
,
poulenc
,
boccherini
,
suggestion
,
courante
,
pas de deux
,
allegretto
,
jean baptiste lully
,
singspiel
,
felix mendelssohn
,
cesar franck
,
pyotr tchaikovsky
,
giacomo meyerbeer
,
francis poulenc
,
maurice ravel
,
effusiveness
,
rebuff
,
georg philipp telemann
,
recitatives
,
bedrich smetana
,
accusation
,
andantino
,
melodiousness
,
opera seria
,
toccata
,
leo delibes
,
dohnanyi
,
chromaticism
,
mazurka
,
waltz
,
sostenuto
,
barcarolle
,
etude
,
motet
,
overture
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