serenade

Examples

• All

• In the spring of that year, Balanchine choreographed Serenade, his first work for American dancers, for students at SAB.

  Academic text (2000)

• Listen: the Glenn Miller Band is playing "Moonlight Serenade."

  Fiction book (2002)

• I was about to leave when Thin Coffin said that he could play the violin, too, and wanted me to play a serenade for him.

  Fiction book (2002)

• Today I'll be playing a piece by Schubert called Serenade Through the Leaves.

• I only know Beethoven the plebian; I can read Schumann's Serenade and can play some of it by ear.

  Fiction book (1990)

• I want my last moment to be in the spotlight, like the Waltz Girl, spirited off to heaven in Balanchine's Serenade.

  Fiction book (2001)

• The musicians performed a beautiful serenade that delighted everyone in the park.

• As the sun set, the couple enjoyed a romantic serenade played by a string quartet.

• The concert featured a lovely serenade composed by Mozart, showcasing the orchestra's talents.

Synonyms

P

piece of music

vsserenade

22 1.8

A musical work like a song or music played by instruments

is a specific light multi movement work for small ensembles, not any musical work

D

divertimento

vsserenade

• Specialized

1 9.9

A light piece of music with several short movements for a small group of players

is more formally organized into a clear movement structure for performance

C

chamber-work

vsserenade

1 8.2

Music for a small group of instruments with one player per part

is usually lighter and written to entertain rather than for general small group use

Antonyms

S

serious music

1 6.5

Music that people listen to carefully, like symphonies and operas

How Large

symphony

72 5.6

serenade

• Specialized

1 5.7

chamber-work

1 8.2

duet

22 2.7

to solo

3 4.2

Surface Forms

Etymology