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<p>I’m working on a program --both the event and the program you receive upon entering. Using last year’s as a template, I see that the music being played as people are being seated is being called an interlude, but that’s not accurate, right, as an interlude is something between two things? This is the music in the beginning, while guests are being seated. What so I call that thing??? Just “Opening music”? Or “Musical selections”? The next thing on the program is the Processional.</p>

<p>TIA</p>

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<p>Prelude? 10 characters . . .</p>

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<p>Yes! That works. But open to other ideas if they’re out there …</p>

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<p>That would be the prelude.</p>

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<p>I don’t think prelude is musically correct - a prelude is most typically an introduction to the rest of a work, and is related to it, like an overture. It is not unrelated filler music.</p>

<p>You could label it “entrance music” or “welcoming music” or just even “welcome”.</p>

<p>I’ve also seen the term “pre-processional” used.</p>

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<p>Well, the camerata ensemble is going from playing this music to playing the processional as the grads walk in, so it would be a prelude to something else … WDYT?</p>

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<p>In a church service, the prelude is what is played at the beginning while people are settling down. So I think it’s appropriate for this as well.</p>

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<p>As noted, a prelude precedes the processional if you mean the music that plays before people start walking down the aisle or up on stage. It’s the prelude to that procession.</p>

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<p>Prelude is the accepted term for the music played as people are entering a building for an event such as a wedding. I am a professional musician and have performed at a great many ceremonies. My colleagues and I have always used the term prelude.</p>

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<p>Sounds like prelude is pretty typical.</p>

<p>I’ve also seen “Incidental music”.</p>

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<p>In my choir, we used to refer to the Introit and the Detroit. :D</p>

<p>But that is irrelevant to your question. I agree that prelude would be apt.</p>

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<p>Prelude it is!</p>

<p>That went so well, let me ask another question. During the event, students will be performing. I still don’t know who it is or what they’re doing. In the past, we’ve had: singers, one of whom played a guitar; a pianist; a classical quartet, a small band. In the past that portion of the program was called a musical interlude. That’s technically accurate, right?</p>

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<p>I’ve seen the music played while people come in called “gathering music”, in churches, it is usually called a prelude.</p>

<p>Musical Interlude would be fine for student performances. Or if it is very early in the program, Opening Music.</p>

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<p>I’m in a similar but slightly different position. I’m currently working on the program for my son’s upcoming wedding. The wedding party will process to one song…and then the bride will come in to a different number. How do I list these on the program? Prelude seems wrong in this case… They’re both actually processionals. Suggestions?</p>

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<p>If you want to list them separately, then how ‘bout Attendants’ Processional and then Bride’s Processional?</p>

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<p>If you are actually listing the pieces of music, and the musician(s) will segue from one into the other, I would simply put something like:</p>

<p>Processional
name of first piece
name of second piece</p>

<p>Otherwise, I would just say processional.</p>

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<p>Thanks, that sounds right</p>