serenata

[ ser-uh-nah-tuh ]

/ ˌsɛr əˈnɑ tə /

noun, plural ser·e·na·tas, ser·e·na·te [ser-uh-nah-tey] /ˌsɛr əˈnɑ teɪ/. Music.

a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.

an instrumental composition in several movements, intermediate between the suite and the symphony.

Nearby words

serein, seremban, serena, serena, la, serenade, serenata, serendip, serendipitous, serendipity, serendipity berry, serene

Origin of serenata

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

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Examples from the Web for serenata

He therefore begged him to write a serenata without delay, for the time was approaching when it was to be performed.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3)|Otto Jahn
Then Nora's sweet, high soprano voice began the "Serenata" to the subdued tinkling accompaniment of Reddy's mandolin.
Grace Harlowe's Third Year at Overton College|Jessie Graham Flower
He also provided a secular entertainment in the shape of Parnaso in festa, described as a serenata.
Handel|Edward J. Dent
Only two arias of the Serenata are still wanting, and then it will be finished.
The Letters of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Vol. 1|Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

In 1743 was written the serenata Solomon, in which occurs the favourite song “Softly rise, O southern breeze.”
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 4, Slice 3|Various

British Dictionary definitions for serenata

serenata

/ (ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə) /

noun

an 18th-century cantata, often dramatic in form

another word for serenade

Word Origin for serenata

C18: from Italian; see serenade

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