chorale prelude

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   a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations

   Broaderprelude

Questions about chorale prelude

What does chorale prelude mean?

chorale prelude means "a composition for organ using a chorale as a basis for variations".

Is chorale prelude a common word?

chorale prelude is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.