When Someone Serenades You?

When you serenade someone, you play or sing a song, often outdoors. ... It's still a serenade if you sing in the daytime, but the classic example of a serenade is a man singing below a woman's window at night. The word serenade can be both a noun — the song itself — and a verb — the act of singing or playing the song.

What do you call the act of serenading?

In music, a serenade (/ˌsɛrəˈneɪd/; also sometimes called serenata, from the Italian) is a musical composition or performance delivered in honor of someone or something. Serenades are typically calm, light pieces of music.

What the meaning of serenading?

1a : a complimentary vocal or instrumental performance especially : one given outdoors at night for a woman being courted. b : a work so performed. 2 : an instrumental composition in several movements, written for a small ensemble, and midway between the suite and the symphony in style. serenade.