The prelude as a preliminary or introductory piece has continued of course, with the form replacing the [[overture]] in certain [[opera]]s - or acts within operas such as some of [[Wagner]]’s; or [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s "''La Traviata''" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ojZCaYeLI] and is often the opening movement in suites and other multi-movement works. | The prelude as a preliminary or introductory piece has continued of course, with the form replacing the [[overture]] in certain [[opera]]s - or acts within operas such as some of [[Wagner]]’s; or [[Giuseppe Verdi|Verdi]]'s "''La Traviata''" [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=r0ojZCaYeLI] and is often the opening movement in suites and other multi-movement works. |