Associations to the word «Overture»
Noun
- Elmer
- Keyword
- Climax
- Pretension
- Courtship
- Allies
- Music
- Prussia
- Igor
- Trio
- Rodgers
- Motif
- Armistice
- Wolfgang
- Dorothea
- Vassal
- Baton
- Ethernet
- Seward
- Score
- Wien
- Sui
- Phantom
- Secession
- Vaughan
- Arrangement
- Tsar
- Utopia
- Franc
- Giuseppe
- Brass
- Cappella
- Bratislava
- Giovanni
- Intercourse
- Festival
- Telecast
- Von
- Purcell
- Poem
- Cannon
- Georges
- Arnold
- Surrender
- Malcolm
- Nightfall
- Bride
- Nikolai
- Vienna
- Insurgent
- Amir
- Lied
- Novelty
- Hamlet
- Dance
- Opening
- Parody
- Wasp
- Kern
- Scorn
- Resist
- Hermann
- Ida
- Minor
- Jealousy
- Broadway
- Hymn
- Rhythm
- Siegfried
- Homage
- Tragedy
- Delle
- Concession
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
A designer knows he has achieved perfection not when there
is nothing left to add, but when there is nothing left to
take away.