Preposition: of

• thing: I hope this is not a prelude of things to come.

Converse of object

• become: That became the prelude to Pat Finucane's killing.

• play: Monday 14 August Debussy: Préludes Book I Rachmaninov: Preludes Op 23 Scottish pianist Steven Osborne plays a prelude to the festival!

• form: This 5th century ' economic boom ' formed a prelude to the most remarkable phase of Byzantine history.

• prove: Against Everton even that might prove the prelude to a riot.

• use: We're going to use a prelude by Bach, who usually sounds quite good on electronic instruments.

• consider: In fact, debts are considered a prelude to the bad credit history.

Adjective modifier

• orchestral: The orchestral prelude begins with hushed strings presenting the ' Judgment ' theme.

• mere: In late seventeenth-century London, life might truly be described as a mere prelude to death.

• minor: I like the G minor prelude and fugue, tho and few other bits and pieces.

• immediate: These are symptoms of the immediate prelude to quantum change.

• necessary: They declare that this constitution is the necessary prelude to full political union.

• perfect: The sudden, erratic swings of the pendulum during the 1990s were, therefore, the perfect prelude to the 2000 campaign.

Modifies a noun

• window: When reopening a callback window or code prelude window, it shows the previous contents of the window.

Noun used with modifier

• chorale: Together with these comes a selection of chorale preludes - part of the everyday working material of a Lutheran organist.

• organ: The deep emotion and simple austerity of Bach's magnificent sung chorales are juxtaposed with the intricacies of his organ preludes.

• code: When reopening a callback window or code prelude window, it shows the previous contents of the window.

• action: The game starts in traditional Bond style, with a high action prelude except this time you're in control from the get-go.