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a communication made to someone in order to offer something: overtures of friendship. Neither side in the conflict seems willing to make peace overtures.
The meaning of OVERTURE is an initiative toward agreement or action : proposal. How to use overture in a sentence.
In motion pictures, an overture is a piece of music setting the mood for the film before the opening credits start. Famous examples include Gone with the Wind (1939) and Lawrence of Arabia (1962). For a comprehensive list, see the list of films with overtures.
Overture definition: an opening or initiating move toward negotiations, a new relationship, an agreement, etc.; a formal or informal proposal or offer. See examples of OVERTURE used in a sentence.
Overture, musical composition, usually the orchestral introduction to a musical work (often dramatic), but also an independent instrumental work. Early operas opened with a sung prologue or a short instrumental flourish, such as the trumpet “Toccata” that opens Claudio Monteverdi’s Orfeo (1607).
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An overture is a piece of music played by an orchestra at the beginning of an opera or play. When an overture begins, the actors take their places and wait for the curtain to rise.
a. a piece of orchestral music containing contrasting sections that is played at the beginning of an opera or oratorio, often containing the main musical themes of the work. b. a similar piece preceding the performance of a play. c. Also called: concert overture.
