前ぜん奏そう

noun

prelude; overture

Refers to an introductory musical piece, especially in classical music or as a metaphor for a preliminary event.

• オーケストラがオペラの前ぜん奏そうを演えん奏そうし始はじめた。

  The orchestra began playing the opera's prelude.

• この事じ件けんは戦せん争そうの前ぜん奏そうに過すぎなかった。

  This incident was merely a prelude to the war.