Precentor
In the English church, the clerical head of the choir; his side of the chancel is called the cantoris side. In the Scotch Presbyterian church, the singer who stands in front of the pulpit and "gives out" the psalm tunes.
Precipitoso (It.), Precipitato (It.), Precipitazione, con (It.), Precipitamente (It.), Precipité (Fr.). A rapid, precipitate, hurried style of execution. Prelude, Preludium (Lat.), Vorspiel (Ger.). An introduction; an opening voluntary; a composition which may or may not be in some regular form.