serenata

[ ser-uh-nah-tuh ]

noun

, Music.

, plural ser·e·na·tas, ser·e·na·te [ser-, uh, -, nah, -tey].

1. a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
2. an instrumental composition in several movements, intermediate between the suite and the symphony.

serenata

/ ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə /

noun

1. an 18th-century cantata, often dramatic in form
2. See serenade
   another word for serenade

Word History and Origins

Origin of serenata¹

1715–25; < Italian serenata evening song, equivalent to seren ( o ) serene + -ata noun suffix, associated with sera evening; soiree

Word History and Origins

Origin of serenata¹

C18: from Italian; see serenade

Example Sentences

In form the serenata resembles those written for the complete orchestra.

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He therefore begged him to write a serenata without delay, for the time was approaching when it was to be performed.

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He also provided a secular entertainment in the shape of Parnaso in festa, described as a serenata.

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In 1743 was written the serenata Solomon, in which occurs the favourite song “Softly rise, O southern breeze.”

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He gave also for the marriage ftes the serenata, Parnasso in festa, and a revised form of Pastor Fido, with choruses.

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