chorale prelude

noun

: a composition usually for organ based on a chorale

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Those composers include some from Luther’s time and some from our time, and instrumental chorale preludes appear in Swingle Singers-like vocalise, without the insistent perkiness. Anthony Tommasini, James R. Oestreich, David Allen, Seth Colter Walls and Joshua Barone, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2017

Word History

First Known Use

circa 1924, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of chorale prelude was circa 1924

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“Chorale prelude.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/chorale%20prelude. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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