interlude

1. : an intervening or interruptive period, space, or event : interval. 2. : a musical composition inserted between the parts of a longer composition, a drama, or a religious service.

Interlude is often used to describe the pauses between acts of a play or during an intermission. In fact, the original meaning came from the Latin interludium, which means "between a play".

interlude. / (ˈɪntəˌluːd) / noun. a period of time or different activity between longer periods, processes, or events; episode or interval. theatre a short dramatic piece played separately or as part of a longer entertainment, common in 16th-century England.

a short period when a situation or activity is different from what comes before and after it: After a brief interlude working as an architect, he went travelling.

In many popular songs, an interlude is an instrumental passage that comes between sections of lyrics in a song, like between a verse, the part of the lyrics that tell the story, and a chorus, the repeated passage that reinforces the song's main idea.

An interlude is a short period of time when an activity or situation stops and something else happens.

John Heywood, one of the most famous interlude writers, brought the genre to perfection in his The Play of the Wether (1533) and The Playe Called the Foure P.P. (c. 1544). The earl of Essex is known to have had a company of interlude players in 1468; the first royal company was apparently established in 1493.

A “prelude" is a piece which comes at the BEGINNING. An “interlude" is piece which comes in the MIDDLE. The Latin prefixes make this clear: pre = before. inter = interior or middle or in between.

You probably know what a “prelude” is, and you probably know its close cousin, “interlude,” so you're likely able to figure out that “postlude” is the something that comes after. “Pre-” (before), “inter-” (during), and “post-”(after) are all prefixes that set something into a specific time period.

They're often around or under two minutes long and serve as “breaks,” making many of them forgettable due to their typical sparse arrangements or lack of substantial lyrics. Taken out of the context of an album's theme, they can feel underwhelming.

Although most interludes were sketches of a nonreligious nature, some plays were called interludes that are today classed as morality plays. John Heywood, one of the most famous interlude writers, brought the genre to perfection in his The Play of the Wether (1533) and The Playe Called the Foure P.P. (c. 1544).

Top 10 Most Memorable and Well-Done Album Interludes

• 8) “Good Guy” – Frank Ocean.
• 7) “For Free? – Interlude” – Kendrick Lamar.
• 6) “+44” – Loyle Carner.
• 5) “Little Journey” – The Avalanches.
• 4) “HEAVEN BELONGS TO YOU” – BROCKHAMPTON.
• 3) “Dial up” – Childish Gambino.
• 2) “Fitter Happier” – Radiohead.
• 1) “Parachutes” – Coldplay.