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Definition of Intrada
1. a musical prelude [n -S]
Lexicographical Neighbors of Intrada
Literary usage of Intrada
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The New London Magazine: Being an Universal and Complete Monthly Repository by Society of Literary Gentlemen of London (1883)
"intrada. 17. Pre^ion dei signori di note. 18. Camerin de l'armamento. 19. Mula.
20. Novissima. 21. ..."
2. Famous Composers and Their Works by Philip Hale, Louis Charles Elson (1900)
"intrada was most frequently a march movement; the fantasie, capricious ; and the
toccata generally of technical difficulty. ..."
3. A Dictionary of Music and Musicians (A.D. 1450-1880) by John Alexander Fuller-Maitland, George Grove (1880)
"[WSR] intrada or ENTRATA. A term used for an opening movement, as by Beethoven
for the introductory piece of the 'Battle-Symphony' of his Battle of Vittoria ..."
4. A Dictionary of Musical Terms: Containing Upwards of 9,000 English, French by Theodore Baker (1895)
"Entra'ta (It.) See Entre'e, and intrada. Entree (Fr.) I. See intrada; also,
specifically, the orchestral prelude to a ballet, following the overture ..."
5. A Treatise on Harmony: With Exercises by Joseph Humfrey Anger (1912)
"Harmonize the following melody, and then transcribe the same for the modern
orchestra; score the intrada for woodwind and strings; the Song, ..."
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