Aubade

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. A song or instrumental composition concerning, accompanying, or evoking daybreak.
  • n. A poem or song of or about lovers separating at dawn.
  • Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
  • n. A song or poem greeting or evoking the dawn.
  • n. A morning love song; a song of lovers parting in the morning.
  • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. An open air concert in the morning, as distinguished from an evening serenade; also, a pianoforte composition suggestive of morning.
  • The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
  • n. In troubadour and similar music, a song or piece to be performed in the open air in the early morning, usually addressed to some special person; a musical announcement of dawn. See serenade.
  • n. In modern music, a rarely used title for a short instrumental composition in lyric style.
  • Word Usage
    "The serenade, which the French call "aubade", was a gift from above ... as is freedom, as is love."
    Antonym
    serenade    nocturne   
    Same Context
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