Select one word to substitute the following phrase from the options given below :-
A short piece of music,especially an introduction to a longer piece.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → Prelude
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Epilogue | a section at the end of a book, play or film that rounds it off (it comes at the end, not at the beginning, and it is not music) | The epilogue tells us what happened to the characters ten years later. |
| (2) Epitome | a perfect example of a quality or type (it has nothing to do with music) | She is the epitome of patience. |
| (3) Prologue | an introduction to a play, poem or book (it is a piece of writing or speech, not of music) | The prologue of the play is spoken by a narrator. |
| (4) Prelude (answer) | a short piece of music that introduces a longer piece, and more widely, any event that comes before and leads to a more important one | The orchestra began with a short prelude before the opera. |