Introduction is made up of Latin roots, specifically the word “introductĭo”, “introductĭōnis”, lexically formed by the prefix “intro” which means “inwards”, plus “ducere” which means “guide” and the suffix “cion” that alludes to action and effect. Therefore, many sources describe the word introduction as the action and effect of introducing or entering, that is, accessing or penetrating a place, putting something in something else, moving someone inside a place, etc. On the other hand, a common use of this term is given to thatinitial part of a text, or cover letter of an academic or other type of work, whose purpose is to contextualize the text that will be presented below, and then give way to the development or body of a certain topic and finally to its conclusions.
Normally in the introduction of a work we can find a summary or short explanation of the topic that will be developed next, in addition to the scope of the writing, that is, it is a brief review or information about what is going to be treated throughout the work or development Also in the introduction, some important antecedents are usually made known, which will then be exposed in the central part or development of the topic or topic. The main purpose of the introduction is to make it possible for the reader to understand the subject well, that is to say that by reading said summary he can get an idea of what the text is about, before beginning the reading as such.
Finally, in the musical field, the word introduction is used to refer to that initial part, of an instrumental or other type of work, which almost always has a short duration of time. And according to the introduction it is, also in music, the piece of music that anticipates some plays.
