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- overture
collapse - orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio
- a tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances" related words >
- Vorspiel,
- advance,
- approach,
- asking price,
- avant-propos,
- bid,
- breakthrough,
- concert overture,
- curtain raiser,
- descant,
- dramatic overture,
- exordium,
- feeler,
- foreword,
- front matter,
- frontispiece,
- innovation,
- introduction,
- invitation,
- leap,
- offer,
- offering,
- operatic overture,
- overtures,
- postulate,
- preamble,
- preface,
- prefix,
- prefixture,
- preliminary,
- preliminary approach,
- prelude,
- premise,
- presentation,
- presupposition,
- proem,
- proffer,
- prolegomena,
- prolegomenon,
- prolepsis,
- prologue,
- proposal,
- proposition,
- protasis,
- submission,
- tender,
- tentative approach,
- vamp,
- verse,
- voluntary
- prelude
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- music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera
- play as a prelude
- serve as a prelude or opening to related words >
- Vorspiel,
- antecedence,
- antecedency,
- anteposition,
- anteriority,
- avant-propos,
- breakthrough,
- concert overture,
- curtain raiser,
- descant,
- dominion,
- dramatic overture,
- exordium,
- foreword,
- front matter,
- front position,
- frontispiece,
- innovation,
- introduce,
- introduction,
- leap,
- operatic overture,
- overture,
- postulate,
- preamble,
- precedence,
- precedency,
- preceding,
- precession,
- precursor,
- preface,
- preference,
- prefix,
- prefixation,
- prefixture,
- preliminary,
- premise,
- presupposition,
- priority,
- proem,
- prolegomena,
- prolegomenon,
- prolepsis,
- prologize,
- prologue,
- protasis,
- prothesis,
- superiority,
- the lead,
- top priority,
- urgency,
- vamp,
- verse,
- voluntary
- curtain raiser
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- any preliminary activity
- a short play presented before the main play related words >
- Vorspiel,
- act,
- afterpiece,
- bit,
- chaser,
- coming out,
- concert overture,
- curtain,
- curtain call,
- debut,
- descant,
- divertimento,
- divertissement,
- dramatic overture,
- embarkation,
- embarkment,
- epilogue,
- exode,
- exodus,
- expository scene,
- finale,
- first appearance,
- floating,
- flotation,
- hoke act,
- inaugural address,
- inauguration,
- induction,
- initiation,
- installation,
- installment,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- introduction,
- launching,
- maiden speech,
- number,
- opener,
- operatic overture,
- overture,
- preliminary,
- prelude,
- prologue,
- routine,
- scene,
- shtick,
- sketch,
- skit,
- song and dance,
- stand-up comedy act,
- striptease,
- turn,
- unveiling,
- vamp,
- voluntary
- voluntary
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- composition (often improvised) for a solo instrument (especially solo organ) and not a regular part of a religious service or musical performance
- of your own free will or design; not forced or compelled; "man is a voluntary agent"; "participation was voluntary"; "voluntary manslaughter"; "voluntary generosity in times of disaster"; "voluntary social workers"; "a voluntary confession"
- controlled by individual volition; "voluntary motions"; "voluntary muscles" related words >
- Vorspiel,
- advised,
- aimed,
- aimed at,
- alternative,
- arbitrary,
- autonomous,
- avant-propos,
- breakthrough,
- calculated,
- chosen,
- conative,
- concert overture,
- conscious,
- considered,
- contemplated,
- curtain raiser,
- deliberate,
- deliberated,
- descant,
- designed,
- discretional,
- discretionary,
- disjunctive,
- dramatic overture,
- elected,
- elective,
- envisaged,
- envisioned,
- exordium,
- foreword,
- free,
- free will,
- front matter,
- frontispiece,
- gratuitous,
- independent,
- innovation,
- intended,
- intentional,
- introduction,
- knowing,
- leap,
- meant,
- meditated,
- nonmandatory,
- of design,
- offered,
- operatic overture,
- optional,
- overture,
- planned,
- postulate,
- preamble,
- preface,
- prefix,
- prefixture,
- preliminary,
- prelude,
- premeditated,
- premise,
- presupposition,
- proem,
- proffered,
- projected,
- prolegomena,
- prolegomenon,
- prolepsis,
- prologue,
- proposed,
- protasis,
- purposed,
- purposeful,
- purposive,
- self-acting,
- self-active,
- self-determined,
- self-determining,
- spontaneous,
- studied,
- teleological,
- unasked,
- unbesought,
- unbidden,
- uncalled-for,
- uncoerced,
- uncompelled,
- unconstrained,
- unforced,
- uninfluenced,
- uninvited,
- unpressured,
- unprompted,
- unrequested,
- unrequired,
- unsolicited,
- unsought,
- vamp,
- verse,
- volitional,
- volunteer,
- willful,
- willing,
- witting
- vamp
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- piece of leather forming the front part of the upper of a shoe
- an improvised musical accompaniment
- provide (a shoe) with a new vamp; "revamp my old boots"
- act seductively with (someone)
- piece (something old) with a new part; "vamp up an old speech"
- make up; "vamp up an excuse for not attending the meeting" related words >
- Aspasia,
- Circe,
- Delilah,
- Don Juan,
- Jezebel,
- Lorelei,
- Messalina,
- Parthenope,
- Phryne,
- Siren,
- Thais,
- Vorspiel,
- ad-lib,
- adventuress,
- allure,
- attract,
- becharm,
- beguile,
- bewitch,
- brighten up,
- brush up,
- cadenza,
- captivate,
- captive,
- carry away,
- cast a spell,
- catch,
- charm,
- charmer,
- concert overture,
- conquest,
- cook up,
- coquette,
- courtesan,
- curtain raiser,
- dash off,
- date,
- demimondaine,
- demimonde,
- demirep,
- descant,
- do offhand,
- do up,
- dramatic overture,
- draw on,
- enamor,
- enchant,
- enchanter,
- enchantress,
- endear,
- enrapture,
- enravish,
- enthrall,
- enticer,
- entrance,
- extempore,
- extemporize,
- fake,
- fascinate,
- femme fatale,
- fire brigade,
- fire department,
- fire fighter,
- fire warden,
- fire-chaser,
- fire-eater,
- fireman,
- fix,
- fix up,
- flirt,
- flourish,
- forest fire fighter,
- freshen,
- furbish,
- furbish up,
- gold,
- gold digger,
- harem girl,
- hetaera,
- hold in thrall,
- honey,
- hot lick,
- houri,
- hypnotize,
- impromptu,
- improvisate,
- improvisation,
- improvise,
- infatuate,
- inflame with love,
- interpolation,
- intrigue,
- introduction,
- inveigler,
- jury-rig,
- knock off,
- lash up,
- lick,
- make up,
- mesmerize,
- odalisque,
- operatic overture,
- overhaul,
- overture,
- patch,
- play by ear,
- polish,
- polish up,
- prelude,
- rebuild,
- recondition,
- reconstruct,
- refurbish,
- renovate,
- repair,
- retouch,
- revamp,
- revive,
- riff,
- rub up,
- scrap the plan,
- seduce,
- seducer,
- seductress,
- shine,
- siren,
- smokechaser,
- smokejumper,
- spell,
- spellbind,
- spruce,
- spruce up,
- steady,
- strike off,
- strumpet,
- sweet patootie,
- sweetheart,
- sweetie,
- tantalize,
- teaser,
- tempt,
- tempter,
- temptress,
- throw off,
- throw together,
- tone up,
- toss off,
- toss out,
- touch up,
- transport,
- vamp up,
- vampire,
- voluntary,
- volunteer fireman,
- whip up,
- whomp up,
- whore,
- wing it,
- witch
- descant
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- a decorative musical accompaniment (often improvised) added above a basic melody
- talk at great length about something of one's interest
- sing in descant related words >
- Nachtmusik,
- Vorspiel,
- absolute music,
- accompaniment,
- adaptation,
- air,
- air varie,
- aleatory,
- aleatory music,
- alto,
- amplify,
- anthem,
- aria,
- arrangement,
- article,
- ballad,
- baritone,
- bass,
- basso continuo,
- basso ostinato,
- bassus,
- canto,
- cantus,
- cantus figuratus,
- cantus planus,
- carol,
- causerie,
- chamber music,
- chamber orchestra,
- chant,
- chirp,
- chirrup,
- choir,
- chorus,
- comment upon,
- composition,
- concert overture,
- continuo,
- contralto,
- criticize,
- croon,
- curtain raiser,
- deal with,
- detail,
- develop,
- diapason,
- dilate,
- discourse,
- discuss,
- discussion,
- disquisition,
- dissert,
- dissertate,
- dissertation,
- ditty,
- do-re-mi,
- dramatic overture,
- drone,
- elaborate,
- electronic music,
- enlarge,
- enlarge upon,
- essay,
- etude,
- evolve,
- examination,
- excursus,
- exercise,
- expand,
- expatiate,
- explicate,
- exposition,
- feature,
- figured bass,
- first approach,
- go into,
- ground bass,
- handle,
- harmonization,
- homily,
- hum,
- hymn,
- incidental music,
- inquire into,
- instrumental music,
- intonate,
- intone,
- introduction,
- introductory study,
- invention,
- lay,
- lied,
- lilt,
- line,
- lucubration,
- measure,
- melodia,
- melodic line,
- melody,
- memoir,
- minstrel,
- monograph,
- morceau,
- nocturne,
- note,
- operatic overture,
- opus,
- orchestration,
- outline,
- overture,
- pandect,
- paper,
- paragraph,
- part,
- particularize,
- piece,
- pipe,
- plain chant,
- plain song,
- preliminary study,
- prelude,
- prick song,
- production,
- program music,
- prolegomenon,
- psalm,
- quaver,
- refrain,
- rehearse in extenso,
- relate at large,
- remark upon,
- research paper,
- review,
- ricercar,
- roulade,
- score,
- screed,
- serenade,
- sermonize,
- shake,
- sing,
- sing in chorus,
- sketch,
- sol-fa,
- solmizate,
- solo,
- solo part,
- sonata,
- sonatina,
- song,
- soprano,
- soprano part,
- special article,
- strain,
- string orchestra,
- string quartet,
- study,
- survey,
- take up,
- tenor,
- term paper,
- theme,
- theme and variations,
- thesis,
- thorough bass,
- touch upon,
- tract,
- tractate,
- treat,
- treat of,
- treatise,
- treatment,
- treble,
- tremolo,
- trill,
- trio,
- troll,
- tune,
- tweedle,
- tweedledee,
- twit,
- twitter,
- undersong,
- unfold,
- vamp,
- variation,
- vocalize,
- voice,
- voice part,
- voluntary,
- warble,
- whistle,
- work,
- work out,
- write up,
- yodel
- introduction
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- the act of beginning something new; "they looked forward to the debut of their new product line"
- the first section of a communication
- a basic or elementary instructional text
- a new proposal; "they resisted the introduction of impractical alternatives" related words >
- Vorspiel,
- abecedarium,
- abecedary,
- access,
- acknowledgments,
- acquaintance,
- acquaintedness,
- act,
- admission,
- afterpiece,
- and arithmetic,
- aside,
- avant-propos,
- back,
- back matter,
- bastard title,
- bibliography,
- bit,
- breakthrough,
- catch line,
- catchword,
- chaser,
- close acquaintance,
- cloture,
- coinage,
- colophon,
- coming out,
- committee consideration,
- concert overture,
- contents,
- contents page,
- copyright page,
- curtain,
- curtain call,
- curtain raiser,
- debate,
- debut,
- dedication,
- deliberation,
- descant,
- discovery,
- divertimento,
- divertissement,
- division,
- dramatic overture,
- elementary education,
- elements,
- embarkation,
- embarkment,
- embedment,
- endleaf,
- endpaper,
- endsheet,
- entrance,
- entree,
- entry,
- epilogue,
- episode,
- errata,
- exode,
- exodus,
- exordium,
- expository scene,
- filibuster,
- filibustering,
- filing,
- finale,
- first appearance,
- first reading,
- first steps,
- floating,
- flotation,
- flyleaf,
- folio,
- fore edge,
- foreword,
- front matter,
- frontispiece,
- graft,
- grafting,
- half-title page,
- head,
- hoke act,
- hornbook,
- impaction,
- impactment,
- implantation,
- import,
- importation,
- importing,
- imprint,
- inaugural address,
- inauguration,
- income,
- incoming,
- index,
- induction,
- infiltration,
- infix,
- infixion,
- infusion,
- ingoing,
- ingress,
- ingression,
- initiation,
- injection,
- innovation,
- inoculation,
- input,
- inscription,
- insert,
- insertion,
- insinuation,
- installation,
- installment,
- intake,
- intercalation,
- interjection,
- interlineation,
- interlocution,
- interlude,
- intermezzo,
- intermission,
- interpenetration,
- interpolation,
- introgression,
- intromission,
- intrusion,
- invention,
- knockdown,
- launching,
- leaf,
- leakage,
- leap,
- logrolling,
- maiden speech,
- makeup,
- neologism,
- new phase,
- novelty,
- number,
- obiter dictum,
- opener,
- operatic overture,
- overture,
- page,
- parenthesis,
- penetration,
- percolation,
- perfusion,
- postulate,
- preamble,
- preface,
- prefix,
- prefixture,
- preliminaries,
- preliminary,
- prelude,
- premise,
- presentation,
- presupposition,
- primer,
- proem,
- prolegomena,
- prolegomenon,
- prolepsis,
- prologue,
- propaedeutic,
- protasis,
- reading,
- reception,
- recto,
- remark,
- reverso,
- roll call,
- routine,
- rudiments,
- running title,
- scene,
- second reading,
- seepage,
- shtick,
- side remark,
- signature,
- sketch,
- skit,
- song and dance,
- stand-up comedy act,
- steamroller methods,
- striptease,
- subtitle,
- table of contents,
- tabling,
- tail,
- talkathon,
- tessellation,
- text,
- third reading,
- title,
- title page,
- tossing-in,
- trim size,
- turn,
- type page,
- unveiling,
- vamp,
- verse,
- verso,
- voluntary,
- vote,
- writing
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