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The piece of music played before the show is called the prelude. There isn't a technical term that I know of for the time when the audience is being seated in the theater, but when the doors to the auditorium open and allow people to begin coming in, they say "the house is open".

Yes, the music that is playing in the house while people are being seated is sometimes called a 'prelude' or 'house music'. However, I believe you are asking about the overture. The overture is the orchestral music that begins as the house lights go down and the show begins. The overture generally contains small parts of many of the songs that will be featured in the show. It serves as an introduction to the show that may give the audience an idea about the general mood of the show and the kind of music that will be featured.

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