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Intro

Serenade

In the Classical and Romantic eras, a work for large instrumental ensemble containing four to ten movements, somewhere between a dance suite and a symphony, and typically of a calm or light character. In older usage, the term Serenade denoted a musical greeting performed for a lover or someone else to be honored, and in the Baroque era, it denoted a celebratory or eulogistic dramatic cantata for at least two singers and orchestra, typically performed outdoors in the evening.

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Belongs to AVS	avs:Form	The form of music.

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