- OVERTURE: OVERTURES
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OVERTURE: OVERTURES
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overture — Synonyms and related words: Vorspiel, advance, approach, asking price, avant propos, bid, breakthrough, concert overture, curtain raiser, descant, dramatic overture, exordium, feeler, foreword, front matter, frontispiece, innovation, introduction … Moby Thesaurus
Overture Networks — Type Privately held company Founded July 2000 Founder(s) Prayson Pate, Jeff Reedy Headquarters Research Triangle Park … Wikipedia
Overture Respighiana — (Overtura Respighiana) was composed by Salvatore Di Vittorio in 2008, as an homage to Ottorino Respighi. The work was written one year before Di Vittorio s completion of Respighi s rediscovered first Violin Concerto in A Major. Contents 1… … Wikipedia
overture — n Overture, approach, advance, tender, bid are words of somewhat indefinite application covering a vari ety of acts or actions by which one person or party tries to gain the goodwill of another person or party. Overture implies an attempt to… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
overture — ► NOUN 1) an orchestral piece at the beginning of a musical work. 2) an independent orchestral composition in one movement. 3) an introduction to something more substantial. 4) (overtures) approaches made with the aim of opening negotiations or… … English terms dictionary
Overture — For other uses, see Overture (disambiguation). Overture (from the French ouverture, meaning opening) in music is the instrumental introduction to a dramatic, choral or, occasionally, instrumental composition. During the early Romantic era,… … Wikipedia
overture — /oh veuhr cheuhr, choor /, n., v., overtured, overturing. n. 1. an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer: overtures of peace; a shy man who rarely made… … Universalium
Overtures by Hector Berlioz — The French composer Hector Berlioz wrote a number of overtures, many of which have become popular concert items. They include overtures intended to introduce operas as well as independent concert overtures. Contents 1 Les francs juges 2 Waverley… … Wikipedia
overture — n. musical introduction 1) to compose; perform, play an overture 2) an overture to introductory proposal 3) to make an overture; to make overtures to 4) to spurn smb. s overtures * * * [ əʊvətjʊə] perform play an overture to make overtures to [… … Combinatory dictionary
overture — noun 1 (usually overtures) friendly approach ADJECTIVE ▪ friendly ▪ diplomatic, peace ▪ romantic, sexual VERB + OVERTURE … Collocations dictionary
overture — noun 1 (C) a short piece of music written as an introduction to a long piece of music, especially an opera 2 overtures an attempt to begin a friendly relationship with a person, country etc (+ of): overtures of friendship | make overtures to:… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
