(3 syl ) Music performed in the serene- i e in the open air at eventide (Latin, serenum whence the French sérénade and Italian serenata) Or serenate which the starved lover sings To his proud fair Milton: Paradise Lost, iii 769 Serene (2 syl ) A title given to certain German princes Those princes who used to hold under the empire were entitled Serene or Most Serene Highnesses It's all serene All right (Spanish, sereno, all right- the sentinel's countersign) Sereno, the night-watch `Let us clearly understand each other ' `All serene,' responded Foster - Watson; The Web of the Spider chap viii Serif and Sanserif The former is a letter in typography with the wings or finishing-strokes (as T); the latter is without the finishing-strokes (as T)
{i} instrumental or vocal love song performed at night in the open air (esp. by a man under the window of the woman he desires); piece of music suitable for this type of performance
In classical music, a serenade is a piece in several parts written for a small orchestra. Vaughan Williams's Serenade to Music. if you serenade someone, you sing or play music to them, especially to show them that you love them
If one person serenades another, they sing or play a piece of music for them. Traditionally men did this outside the window of the woman they loved. In the interval a blond boy dressed in white serenaded the company on the flute Serenade is also a noun. Placido Domingo sang his serenade of love
(3 syl ) Music performed in the serene- i e in the open air at eventide (Latin, serenum whence the French sérénade and Italian serenata) Or serenate which the starved lover sings To his proud fair Milton: Paradise Lost, iii 769 Serene (2 syl ) A title given to certain German princes Those princes who used to hold under the empire were entitled Serene or Most Serene Highnesses It's all serene All right (Spanish,sereno, all right- the sentinel's countersign) Sereno, the night-watch `Let us clearly understand each other ' `All serene,' responded Foster - Watson; The Web of the Spider chap viii Serif and Sanserif The former is a letter in typography with the wings or finishing-strokes (as T); the latter is without the finishing-strokes (as T)
Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of ladies