Postlude

Postludium (Latin, "Nachspiel"; English: postlude ; French: postlude, sortie ; Italian and Spanish: postludio ) is used above all in organ music as an antithesis to the prelude and describes a free, rare cantus firmus -bound composition that stands at the end of a cyclical composition or follows the congregation chant as an aftermath. In general, an organ work or a free improvisation is also referred to as a postlude, which is performed at the end of a service as an aftermath while the congregation leaves the church.

An example of the use of the term postludium outside of organ music is the final piece of the piano cycle Ludus tonalis by Paul Hindemith .

literature

• Keyword postludium. In: Marc Honegger, Günther Massenkeil (ed.): The great lexicon of music. Volume 6: Nabakov - Rampal. Updated special edition. Herder, Freiburg im Breisgau a. a. 1987, ISBN 3-451-20948-9 , p. 324.