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‖ serenata Mus.|sereˈnata| [a. It. serenata an evening song (whence Sp., Pg. serenata, F. sérénade serenade n.), app. f. sereno the open air, subst. use of sereno serene a. (Pr. had serena in the sense of ‘serenade’.)] 1. A song or form of cantata suitable for performance in the open air.
1743Boyce (title) Solomon, a Serenata. 1834Beckford Italy II. 261 Having been a mighty reader of operas, serenatas, sonnets, and romances. 1862Spencer First Princ. ii. ii. 173 From the ballad up to the serenata. 2. A piece of instrumental music, developed from the orchestral suite, and usually composed of a march, and a minuet interposed between two movements of another kind.
1883Rockstro in Grove's Dict. Mus. III. 468/2 Haydn also wrote Serenatas, but seems to have taken less kindly to the style than Mozart. |