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- DictionarySer·e·nade/ˌserəˈnād/
noun
- 1. a piece of music sung or played in the open air, typically by a man at night under the window of his lover.
verb
- 1. entertain (someone) with a serenade: "a strolling guitarist serenades the diners"
The meaning of SERENADE is a complimentary vocal or instrumental performance; especially : one given outdoors at night for a woman being courted. How to use serenade in a sentence.
SERENADE definition: 1. to play a piece of music or sing for someone, especially for a woman while standing outside her…. Learn more.
In music, a serenade (/ ˌ s ɛr ə ˈ n eɪ d /; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honour of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music.
SERENADE meaning: 1. to play a piece of music or sing for someone, especially for a woman while standing outside her…. Learn more.
When you serenade someone, you play or sing a song, often outdoors. In Italian, serenata means "an evening song," and the noun serenade is a tune played or sung, either for one specific person or for a larger audience, outside.
Serenade definition: a complimentary performance of vocal or instrumental music in the open air at night, as by a lover under the window of his lady.. See examples of SERENADE used in a sentence.
serenade, originally, a nocturnal song of courtship, and later, beginning in the late 18th century, a short suite of instrumental pieces, similar to the divertimento, cassation, and notturno.
