serenade has definitions from the fields of music,fine art
1
[ noun ] (music,fine art) a musical composition in several movements; has no fixed form

Synonyms

divertimento

Used in print

(High Fidelity, 11:10...)

Moreover , the piece is written in five movements , rather_than the conventional four of most quintets , and this gives the opus a serenade or divertimento flavor .

Related terms

musical_composition

2
[ verb ] (music) sing and play for somebody

Examples

"She was serenaded by her admirers"

Used in print

(Marvin Schiller, "The Sheep's in the Meadow,"...)

Cardboard noisemakers , substitutes for the unavailable tin models , were being hawked and bought at makeshift stands every few yards along Broadway , and one 's ears were continually serenaded by the horns ' rasps and bleats .

Related terms

perform divertimento

3
[ noun ] (music,fine art) a song characteristically played outside the house of a woman

Related terms

song shivaree

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