postlude

[ pohst-lood ]

/ ˈpoʊst lud /

a concluding piece or movement.

a voluntary at the end of a church service.

Origin of postlude

1850–55; post- + -lude < Latin lūdus game, modeled on prelude

For postlude two measures from the cantabile of Chopin's "Funeral March" are used with droll effect.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes
A postlude to the day's funeral march; a prelude to freedom.

The Roycroft Dictionary |Elbert Hubbard
Opening with a musical and lyrical prelude, this symphonic composition was to end with a postlude.

Romain Rolland |Stefan Zweig
That Brahms actually had some such intention in adding the postlude is in the personal knowledge of the present writer.

The Life of Johannes Brahms (Vol 2 of 2) |Florence May

The postlude is orchestral, with the chorus speaking above the music.

Contemporary American Composers |Rupert Hughes

postlude

/ (ˈpəʊstluːd) /

music a final or concluding piece or movement

a voluntary played at the end of a Church service

C19: from post- + -lude, from Latin lūdus game; compare prelude