The orchestra played the prelude to the musical so we got a sampling of the music before the play began. From LearnThat.org.
The tenuous cloud floats near the volcano's mouth, as if in prelude to an eruption. From Wordnik.com. [A Space in Time] Reference
She had been gone about an hour, when the sky suddenly darkened, the wind rose and the thunder rolled in prelude to the storm. From Wordnik.com. [The Hidden Hand] Reference
The prelude is a less closely organized composition. From Wordnik.com. [A Popular History of the Art of Music From the Earliest Times Until the Present] Reference
The prelude is a trio --- how did you make it a quartet?. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to Sensex ends in red as investors hold their bets] Reference
Mercantilism ushered in what might be referred to as the prelude to modern planning. From Wordnik.com. [Leviathan or Post-War Trends in Government and Business] Reference
The prelude was a rousing performance of "the Stars and Stripes Forever" on the piano. From Wordnik.com. [To clap or not to clap in church?] Reference
Weekly; it has little merit except in the Scottish prelude, which is of high quality in style and pathos. From Wordnik.com. [Library of the World's Best Literature, Ancient and Modern — Volume 4] Reference
The pieces have been identified as the prelude and wedding march from the third act of the opera Lohengrin. From Wordnik.com. [Closing Time] Reference
The Passage is a 'prelude' to the two-parter that bridges the mid-season divide. From Wordnik.com. [Archive 2006-12-01] Reference
Moreover the Egyptian wife was a kind of prelude to the future dissension between the Israelites and the. From Wordnik.com. [Commentary on Genesis - Volume 1] Reference
Perhaps the reviewer set out to write about The Broken Shore as a kind of prelude to writing about Truth, then ran out of space. From Wordnik.com. [More prizes for Peter Temple's "Truth"?] Reference
The dangers and difficulties they encounter in overcoming them form a kind of prelude to war, and perfect them in the use of their weapons. From Wordnik.com. [A Narrative of a Nine Months' Residence in New Zealand in 1827] Reference
This kind of prelude and formula was familiar to him. From Wordnik.com. [Openings in the Old Trail] Reference
Price: 99 cents (free "prelude" version also available). From Wordnik.com. [GigaOM Network] Reference
"That is not a sighting I would call a prelude to disaster. From Wordnik.com. [Carnivores of Light and Darkness]
Liew were likely a "prelude" to their departure from Keadilan. From Wordnik.com. [nst online] Reference
Just plunge at once into the story -- don't give us a long-winded prelude, that is all. ". From Wordnik.com. [Ernest Bracebridge School Days] Reference
Kizashi, which means "prelude" in Japanese, is an important addition to Suzuki's limited vehicle lineup. From Wordnik.com. [Australian Car Advice | News Blog] Reference
Maybe what comes next is the real reward and our time on Earth, in this physical body, is a "prelude" to the real deal!. From Wordnik.com. [WN.com - Articles related to China calls US tariff threats unacceptable] Reference
Mungkin tak lama lagi pilihanraya bagi DUN Perak akan diadakan dan ini adalah 'prelude' untuk UMNO menjatuhkan Pakatan Rakyat?. From Wordnik.com. [SARA - Southeast Asian RSS Aggregator] Reference
And first of all we had a quick rush through the flowery valley of Wawona -- a kind of prelude to the music of the great redwoods. From Wordnik.com. [The Port of Adventure] Reference
It's known as the prelude to the Oscars. From Wordnik.com. [CNN Transcript Dec 13, 2005] Reference
But in France, all that seemed to be a prelude to this summer. From Wordnik.com. [Jose Bove] Reference
Only this time the destruction was not a prelude to war, but payback. From Wordnik.com. [Striking Saddam] Reference
Or are these crises a vital prelude to the construction of healthier democracies?. From Wordnik.com. [No Guiding Light] Reference
Dadullah says such attacks are no more than a prelude to bigger things soon to come. From Wordnik.com. [The Mysterious Mullah Omar] Reference
For both sides, the fight is a prelude to a bigger confrontation: a vacancy on the U.S. From Wordnik.com. [IN THE EYE OF THE STORM] Reference
But it was all a prelude to Simpson himself, who was mostly a silent spectator in the criminal trial. From Wordnik.com. [Simpson Speaks] Reference
It is, however, a necessary prelude to moving the dialogue beyond the realm of reassuring yet empty platitudes. From Wordnik.com. [Twelve Steps Toward Racial Harmony] Reference
Saddam Hussein thought perfunctory visits to his presidential palaces would be a prelude to the end of the inspections. From Wordnik.com. [Saddam's Stone Wall] Reference
Brandt's "small steps" were an essential prelude to the giant leap of unification-in Germany and perhaps eventually in Europe. From Wordnik.com. [A Moral Beacon for Germany] Reference
Lieberman was headed south to help register black voters for a mock election, a prelude to the 1964 Mississippi Summer campaign. From Wordnik.com. [The Soul And The Steel] Reference
As a prelude to his presidential bid, he persuaded the Texas legislature to pass a bill requiring parental notification for abortions. From Wordnik.com. [Texas Two-Step] Reference
These first questions were prelude to further questioning, designed to plumb the students 'underlying motives for learning and mastery. From Wordnik.com. [Sucking Up Has Its Limits] Reference
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