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serenata

[ ser-uh-nah-tuh ]

noun

Music.
plural serenatas, serenate
  1. a form of secular cantata, often of a dramatic or imaginative character.
  2. an instrumental composition in several movements, intermediate between the suite and the symphony.


serenata

/ ˌɛɪˈɑːə /

noun

  1. an 18th-century cantata, often dramatic in form
  2. another word for serenade
“Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged” 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of serenata1

1715–25; < Italian serenata evening song, equivalent to seren ( o ) serene + -ata noun suffix, associated with sera evening; soiree
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yvlog History and Origins

Origin of serenata1

C18: from Italian; see serenade
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Places such as La Serenata de Garibaldi were helping expand Angelenos’ conception of Mexican cooking.

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Tenor Rolando Villazon and harpist Xavier de Maistre are to play from their recording “Serenata Latina” at Tully Hall on Dec. 18.

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During the climactic episodes, set in Tuscany, he put his theme through an Italian prism for cues like “Serenata — ‘Il Viaggio.’”

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Cuando los estudiantes del condado de Starr llegaron el jueves en la tarde, lo primero en el orden del día era registrarse en sus hoteles y ponerse pantalones de mezclilla y las camisetas de su escuela para su primera actuación: una serenata pública en el paseo River Walk, donde el río San Antonio fluye alrededor de una pequeña plataforma de concreto rodeada de tiendas y restaurantes bien iluminados.

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Yet in a late change of direction, Dudamel instead led John Adams’ “I Still Dance,” Mozart’s Flute and Harp Concerto as well as his “Serenata Notturna” and the Orbón.

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