chorale prelude

n. A composition usually for organ, chiefly in baroque style and characterized by an elaborate contrapuntal structure based on the melody of a hymn or chorale.

chorale prelude

n (Classical Music) a composition for organ using a chorale as a cantus firmus or as the basis for variations

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n. a contrapuntal musical composition for organ based on a chorale. [1920–25]

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chorale prelude - a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variationsprelude - music that precedes a fugue or introduces an act in an opera

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noun a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations

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