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Serenade (other)
A serenade, in its most general sense, is a musical composition and/or performance intended to honour an individual. It may also refer to: Books * Serenade (novel), ''Serenade'' (novel), a 1937 novel by James M. Cain * Serenade (poetry collection), ''Serenade'' (poetry collection), a 1930 anthology by J. Slauerhoff *''Serenade'', a 2011 novel by Zülfü Livaneli Film * The Serenade (film), ''The Serenade'' (film), a 1916 American film featuring Oliver Hardy * Serenade (1921 film), a List of First National Pictures films, First National Pictures film * Serenade (1927 film), ''Serenade'' (1927 film), an American film starring Adolphe Menjou * Serenade (1937 film), ''Serenade'' (1937 film), a German film directed by Willi Forst * Serenade (1940 film), ''Serenade'' (1940 film), a French film starring Lilian Harvey * Serenade (1956 film), ''Serenade'' (1956 film), an American film starring Mario Lanza, based on the novel of the same name by James M. Cain Music * Serenade Chamber Or ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Serenade
In music, a serenade (; also sometimes called a serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honour of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music. The term comes from the Italian word , which itself derives from the Latin . Sense influenced by Italian ''sera'' "evening", from Latin ''sera'', fem. of ''serus'' "late". Early serenade music In the oldest usage, which survives in informal form to the present day, a serenade is a musical greeting performed for a lover, friend, person of rank or other person to be honored. The classic usage would be from a lover to his lady love through a window. It was considered an evening piece, one to be performed on a quiet and pleasant evening, as opposed to an aubade, which would be performed in the morning. The custom of serenading in this manner began in the Medieval era, and the word "serenade" as commonly used in current English is related to this custom. Music performe ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
