Postlude

Postlude
Postlude Post"lude, n. [Pref. post- + -lude, as in prelude.] (Med.) A voluntary at the end of a service. [1913 Webster]

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  • postlude — [ pɔstlyd ] n. m. • 1882; de post et (pré)lude ♦ Mus. Pièce musicale composée pour conclure une œuvre vocale ou instrumentale (opposé à prélude). ● postlude nom masculin (d après prélude) Conclusion écrite ou improvisée, destinée à clore une… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • postlude — 1851, from post + (pre)lude …   Etymology dictionary

  • postlude — [pōst′lo͞od΄] n. [ POST + (PRE)LUDE] 1. an organ voluntary played at the end of a church service 2. a musical selection that concludes a performance …   English World dictionary

  • Postlude — Un postlude (prononciation :[pɔstlyd]) est, dans le domaine de la composition musicale, le contraire du prélude (substitution du préfixe post), la conclusion écrite ou improvisée d’une œuvre musicale. Le postlude est destiné à clore une… …   Wikipédia en Français

  • postlude — 1. noun /ˈpəʊstluːd/ a) The final part of a piece; especially music played (normally on the organ) at the end of a church service. b) A concluding passage of text or speech; an epilogue or afterword. 2. verb /ˈpəʊstluːd/ …   Wiktionary

  • postlude — noun Etymology: post + lude (as in prelude) Date: 1851 1. a closing piece of music; especially an organ voluntary at the end of a church service 2. a closing phase (as of an epoch or a literary work) …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • postlude — /pohst loohd/, n. Music. 1. a concluding piece or movement. 2. a voluntary at the end of a church service. [1850 55; POST + lude < L ludus game, modeled on prelude] * * * …   Universalium

  • Postlude —    Organ composition to be played directly following a Christian church service …   Historical dictionary of sacred music

  • postlude — (Roget s IV) n. Syn. epilogue, finale, close; see end 2 …   English dictionary for students

  • postlude — closing piece of music at end of church service Ecclesiastical Terms …   Phrontistery dictionary

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