serenata
/ˌsɛrəˈnɑtə/
noun
- A piece of music, typically one sung or played outdoors at night, often as a romantic gesture for someone.
- The old Italian tradition of a serenata involves singing love songs in the moonlight.
- He hired a guitarist to play a serenata under her window on Valentine's Day.
- At the festival, a group performed a beautiful serenata dedicated to the town's founder.
- A musical composition in several movements, similar to a symphony but lighter and more informal, often written for a small orchestra or chamber group.
- Mozart's 'Eine kleine Nachtmusik' is one of the most famous serenatas ever written.
- The orchestra's final piece was a lively serenata that left the audience smiling.
- She studied the structure of a classical serenata for her music history exam.
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