postlude
[pohst-lood]
noun Music.
a concluding piece or movement.
a voluntary at the end of a church service.
Origin of postlude
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Related Words for postlude
summation, postscript, coda, finale, sequel, ending, conclusion, postlude, peroration, follow-upExamples from the Web for postlude
Historical Examples of postlude
The postlude is orchestral, with the chorus speaking above the music.
Contemporary American ComposersRupert Hughes
A postlude to a wedding-march and a prelude to a funeral ditto.
The Roycroft DictionaryElbert Hubbard
A postlude to the day's funeral march; a prelude to freedom.
The Roycroft DictionaryElbert Hubbard
Opening with a musical and lyrical prelude, this symphonic composition was to end with a postlude.
Romain RollandStefan Zweig
For postlude two measures from the cantabile of Chopin's "Funeral March" are used with droll effect.
Contemporary American ComposersRupert Hughes
postlude
noun
Word Origin for postlude
C19: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude
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