Associations to the word «Overture»
Noun
- Emissary
- Czar
- Theme
- Roi
- Marches
- Franz
- Tristan
- Beginner
- Soprano
- Conductor
- Conducting
- Sullivan
- Negotiation
- Fantasy
- Felix
- Composition
- Messina
- Tam
- Elegy
- Curtain
- Merry
- Magpie
- Musical
- Libretto
- Tune
- Rejection
- Chord
- Tempest
- String
- Soloist
- Carte
- Orpheus
- Trumpet
- Applause
- Ives
- Romantic
- Masquerade
- Viola
- Ode
- Hector
- Bonaparte
- Transcription
- Piece
- Walton
- Easter
- Amadeus
- Ensemble
- Conte
- Solo
- Johann
- Truce
- Choir
- Gao
- Iliad
- Dmitri
- Cymbal
- Cadence
- Nielsen
- Reprise
- Ludwig
- Tempo
- Coleridge
- Astor
- Johannes
- Sweeney
- Encore
- Baroque
- Trombone
- Chadwick
- Napoleon
- Bunny
- Shakespeare
- Autograph
- Alliance
Adjective
Adverb
Wiktionary
OVERTURE, noun. (obsolete) An opening; a recess or chamber. [15th-19th c.]
OVERTURE, noun. (obsolete) disclosure; discovery; revelation
OVERTURE, noun. (often in plural) An approach or proposal made to initiate communication, establish a relationship etc. [from 15th c.]
OVERTURE, noun. (Scotland) A motion placed before a legislative body, such as the General Assembly of the Church of Scotland. [from 16th c.]
OVERTURE, noun. (music) a musical introduction to a piece of music. [from 17th c.]
Dictionary definition
OVERTURE, noun. Orchestral music played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio.
OVERTURE, noun. Something that serves as a preceding event or introduces what follows; "training is a necessary preliminary to employment"; "drinks were the overture to dinner".
OVERTURE, noun. A tentative suggestion designed to elicit the reactions of others; "she rejected his advances".
Wise words
It is better wither to be silent, or to say things of more
value than silence. Sooner throw a pearl at hazard than an
idle or useless word; and do not say a little in many words,
but a great deal in a few.