postlude
- noun
- /ˈpoʊstluːd/
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postludio
Examples
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As a postlude, I wanted to share something when Crane-Station asked how to do the bird, but it does get busy here and I blinked.
Blog text (33) -
For the postlude, I'll play Dupr's Fugue in G minor, op. 7, which some parishioners have told me would sound appropriate for Halloween.
Blog text (5) -
Having edited his poem "March" to her specifications, H.D. defends her action on the grounds that "the beautiful lines are so very beautiful—so in the tone and spirit of your Postlude—which to me stands, a Nike, supreme among your poems."
Academic text (2007) -
At the end of the service, the organist played a beautiful postlude that filled the church with a sense of peace.
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The congregation enjoyed a moving postlude while reflecting on the message delivered during the sermon.
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As the last hymn concluded, the organist began the postlude, signaling the end of the worship service.
Synonyms
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Music played or sung as people leave a church service
How Late
Surface Forms
Morphology
postlude = prelude (semi-transparent) = post + lude
The prefix 'post-' ('after') is clear, but the root 'lude' is a bound combining form (not a free English word), so the musical sense is only partly recoverable for general learners.
Etymology
The word postlude comes from post- meaning 'after' and -lude meaning 'play', the same -lude you see in prelude. So a postlude is a short piece of music played at the end of a service.