introductory measure

She began with a few slow, gentle introductory measures on the piba.

Introductory measures, bridge passages, and transpositions have been added which incorporate this new style.

As they finished the introductory measures, Naitachal gave a little dip of the head, saying as plain as words, You take it.

Reintegration of the Roma workforce is of great importance, and short-term, introductory measures must be taken in order to expedite Roma employment.

A phrase in the dominant key (marked piano) opens the seven introductory measures and leads into the first subject of sonata-form exposition, a melody with Slavonic coloration.

"Much Ado About Nothing" casts the battle of the sexes in the form of an elegant dance, but it's a dance that goes uproariously to pieces after the proper introductory measures.

The Hammond sound was a key part of the 1967 Procol Harum song, "A Whiter Shade of Pale", especially in the introductory measures played by organist Matthew Fisher.