serenata
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.
Origin of serenata
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How to use serenata in a sentence
In form the serenata resembles those written for the complete orchestra.
Life Of Mozart, Vol. 2 (of 3) | Otto JahnHe 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 JahnHe also provided a secular entertainment in the shape of Parnaso in festa, described as a serenata.
Handel | Edward J. DentIn 1743 was written the serenata Solomon, in which occurs the favourite song “Softly rise, O southern breeze.”
He gave also for the marriage ftes the serenata, Parnasso in festa, and a revised form of Pastor Fido, with choruses.
Handel | Romain Rolland
British Dictionary definitions for serenata
/ (ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə) /
an 18th-century cantata, often dramatic in form
another word for serenade
Origin of serenata
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