Musical composition, and/or performance, in someone's honor. Serenades are typically calm, light music. In the Baroque era, a serenade was a type of cantata performed outdoors, in the evening, with mixed vocal and instrumental forces. Again, most likely a guitar or lute was used to accompany the voice. Rossini - 01. La Scala di Seta - Overture Rossini - 02. Serenata per piccolo compresso