It is the opposite of "serenade" - a song of the evening. From Wordnik.com. [aubade - French Word-A-Day] Reference
There are certain people coming masked to give you a sorry kind of serenade; they intend to carry off Celia. From Wordnik.com. [The Blunderer] Reference
Now, children, sing up "; and the" serenade "began. From Wordnik.com. [Le Petit Nord or, Annals of a Labrador Harbour] Reference
"serenade," but were not the less sensible of a placid pleasure at being awakened by soft music in some summer sight. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845] Reference
You know I have the serenade on my program, at eight. From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
In the few remarks I made at the serenade I eulogized. From Wordnik.com. [Recollections of Forty Years in the House, Senate and Cabinet An Autobiography.] Reference
In purely orchestral vein she has produced a serenade in. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
Oh, dear! why did they sing that good-bye serenade again?. From Wordnik.com. [Beatrice Leigh at College A Story for Girls] Reference
"How can you care for my poor efforts after the serenade?". From Wordnik.com. [The Girl Scouts in Beechwood Forest] Reference
"I've got to go now and help Ann. What time are yer coming for the serenade?". From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
The evening serenade of frogs, crickets and swamp coolers is already underway. From Wordnik.com. [The Spirit Upwelling] Reference
"General" may then order the soldiers of this fort to serenade the victorious soldiers. From Wordnik.com. [Games For All Occasions] Reference
Soon voices became distinguishable, and he heard tom-toms beating the evening serenade. From Wordnik.com. [The Adventures of Piang the Moro Jungle Boy A Book for Young and Old] Reference
He's been known to serenade them with riffs from ABBA tunes or his beloved Calypso music. From Wordnik.com. [Off Beat: On The Road With Colin Powell] Reference
Ned and one of his musical cronies -- a white man -- gave me a serenade the other evening. From Wordnik.com. [The Shirley Letters from California Mines in 1851-52] Reference
Musicians the style varies at each of the nine sets of steps on the course serenade the racers. From Wordnik.com. [Five 5K Runs, With Cookies, Too] Reference
He was good-humored enough to serenade swinging Mike Myers in the '60s goof "" Austin Powers.' '. From Wordnik.com. [The Odd Couple] Reference
About 100 volunteers pitched in, with the brewery arranging for two live bands to serenade them. From Wordnik.com. [Beer: The pursuit of hoppiness] Reference
This, with an unpublished serenade for strings, gives proof of her ability in fairly large forms. From Wordnik.com. [Woman's Work in Music] Reference
Mr. SULLIVAN: Well, what happens is that it sounds like a beautiful nocturnal serenade, which it is. From Wordnik.com. ['Hitchcock's Music' Scores Big on Suspense] Reference
Boston Red Sox fans were known to serenade Canseco at that time with chants of "ster-oids, ster-oids.". From Wordnik.com. [Jonathan Weiler: Bud Selig Should Be Barred From the Hall of Fame] Reference
Traditionally, the body is brought back to the home, where mourners serenade the departed with Buddhist chants. From Wordnik.com. [Japan's Dying Industry] Reference
Such was the ceaseless serenade that drove peace from the lovers 'pillow during the whole of that memorable night. From Wordnik.com. [Captain Canot or, Twenty Years of an African Slaver] Reference
A haunting serenade droned across the stage, a Spanish melody sung by soft tremolo voices, with tapping of tambourines. From Wordnik.com. [The Bill-Toppers] Reference
"Better 'n the thayertre," she repeated emphatically; "and the lords serenade the ladies -- Do yer know wot a serenade is?". From Wordnik.com. [Flamsted quarries] Reference
While they are feasting a gipsy, Seppel, plays a serenade in honor of the birthday, which makes a deep impression on fair Susel. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operaglass Detailed Plots of One Hundred and Fifty-one Celebrated Operas] Reference
Stiltsville is a compelling portrait of a marriage, a sweet serenade to Southern Florida, and a moving account of a woman's life. From Wordnik.com. [Nina Sankovitch: Life's Sturdy Pilings: Stiltsville by Susanna Daniel] Reference
Here's a man who's not afraid to show a woman his tender side, or serenade her with downright lovely, Stevie Wonder-ish melodies. From Wordnik.com. [Grammy Preview: Album Of The Year] Reference
Then, in early March, she pulled out of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame ceremony, where she was supposed to serenade inductee Davis. From Wordnik.com. [Worrying About Whitney] Reference
It was widely reported after the June wedding of Rush Limbaugh to Kathryn Rogers that Elton John was there to serenade the nuptials. From Wordnik.com. [Rush Limbaugh Wedding Photos Posted To Facebook] Reference
Now a roster of celebrities have signed up to serenade Lieberman and Vice President Al Gore at a Sept. 14 fundraiser in New York City. From Wordnik.com. [Gore, Gore, Gore, Gore Vibrations] Reference
When Monica arrives, sleek in a navy pantsuit and heels, bagpipes serenade her, flashbulbs pound like strobe lights and the paparazzi yell. From Wordnik.com. [Monica Madness] Reference
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