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postlude

in Christian worship, an organ piece played at the end of a divine service; in classical music, analogous to an epilogue
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postlude

Summary

postlude is a type of musical work/composition[1]. postlude draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_work_composition category, ranking #69 of 96).[2]

Key Facts

  • postlude's instance of is recorded as type of musical work/composition[3].
  • postlude's instance of is recorded as music genre[4].
  • postlude is a type of composed musical work[5].
  • postlude is the opposite of prelude[6].
  • postlude's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[7].
  • postlude's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)[8].

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Definition and Type

Recorded instance of include type of musical work/composition[3] and music genre[4]. postlude is a type of composed musical work[5]. postlude is the opposite of prelude[6].

Why It Matters

postlude draws 15 Wikipedia views per month (type_of_musical_work_composition category, ranking #69 of 96).[2] postlude has Wikipedia articles in 10 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[9] postlude is known by 3 alternative names across languages and contexts.[10]

Related Entities

composed musical work

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  4. [6] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  5. [7] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  6. [8] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [9] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [10] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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BibTeX @misc{4ortxyz_postlude_2026, author = {{4ort.xyz Knowledge Graph}}, title = {{postlude}}, year = {2026}, url = {https://4ort.xyz/entity/postlude}, note = {Accessed: 2026-05-03}}
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  1. 2d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-18 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Instance of → —
    Instance of → type of musical work/composition, music genre
    Subclass of → composed musical work
    Opposite of → prelude
    + 3 other properties edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|11 */ [[Property:P2347]]: 29929, mv to monolingual text names on YSO statements"
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