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vorspiel

[ fawr-shpeel, fohr- ]

noun

  1. an introductory movement to a musical work, especially a prelude or overture.


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Word History and Origins

Origin of vorspiel1

< German, equivalent to vor- pre-, fore 1 + Spiel game, play
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Example Sentences

The Vorspiel of "Siegfried" is expressive of Mime's planning and plotting.

In the early portion of this vorspiel only the string instruments are used.

This "Valkyr" Vorspiel is a masterly representation in tone of a storm gathering for its last infuriated onslaught.

Through themes which are familiar from earlier portions of the work, the Vorspiel rises to a crashing fortissimo.

Then to the sombre, questioning phrase of the Motive of Fate, the action begins to disclose the significance of this Vorspiel.

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