serenata

/ser-uh-nah-tuh/US // ˌsɛr əˈnɑ tə //UK // (ˌsɛrɪˈnɑːtə) //

小夜曲,抒情诗

Definitions

n.名词 noun

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plural ser·e·na·tas, ser·e·na·te [ser-uh-nah-tey]. /ˌsɛr əˈnɑ teɪ/. Music.
- : 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.

In form the serenata resembles those written for the complete orchestra.
He therefore begged him to write a serenata without delay, for the time was approaching when it was to be performed.
He also provided a secular entertainment in the shape of Parnaso in festa, described as a serenata.
In 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.