serenata

American  

[ser-uh-nah-tuh] / ˌsɛr əˈnɑ tə /

noun

Music.

PLURAL

serenatas, serenate

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.

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serenata British  

/ ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə /

noun

1. an 18th-century cantata, often dramatic in form

2. another word for serenade

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Etymology

Origin of serenata

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

Example Sentences

Places such as La Serenata de Garibaldi were helping expand Angelenos’ conception of Mexican cooking.

From Los Angeles Times

Tenor Rolando Villazon and harpist Xavier de Maistre are to play from their recording “Serenata Latina” at Tully Hall on Dec. 18.

From Seattle Times

During the climactic episodes, set in Tuscany, he put his theme through an Italian prism for cues like “Serenata — ‘Il Viaggio.’”

From New York Times

Cuando los estudiantes del condado de Starr llegaron el jueves en la tarde, lo primero en el orden del día era registrarse en sus hoteles y ponerse pantalones de mezclilla y las camisetas de su escuela para su primera actuación: una serenata pública en el paseo River Walk, donde el río San Antonio fluye alrededor de una pequeña plataforma de concreto rodeada de tiendas y restaurantes bien iluminados.

From New York Times

Yet in a late change of direction, Dudamel instead led John Adams’ “I Still Dance,” Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto as well as his “Serenata Notturna” and the Orbón.

From Los Angeles Times