A serenade, in its most general sense, is a musical composition and/or performance intended to honour an individual. It may also refer to:
Books Serenade (novel), a 1937 novel by James M. Cain Serenade (poetry collection), a 1930 anthology by J. Slauerhoff Serenade, a 2011 novel by Zülfü Livaneli
Film The Serenade (film), a 1916 American film featuring Oliver Hardy Serenade (1921 film), an American film directed by Raoul Walsh Serenade (1927 film), an American film starring Adolphe Menjou Serenade (1937 film), a German film directed by Willi Forst Serenade (1940 film), a French film starring Lilian Harvey Serenade (1956 film), an American film starring Mario Lanza, based on the novel of the same name by James M. Cain
Music Groups Serenade Chamber Orchestra, an Armenian orchestra founded in 1991 We Are Serenades, a.k.a. Serenades, a Swedish pop duo
Classical compositions Serenades (Brahms), two of the earliest efforts by Johannes Brahms to write orchestral music Ständchen, D 889 (Schubert), a lied by Franz Schubert whose title is usually translated in English as Serenade Sérénade, by Charles Gounod Serenade (Stravinsky), a composition for solo piano completed by Igor Stravinsky in 1925 Serenade (Bruch), a 1900 composition for violin and orchestra by Max Bruch The Serenade, an 1897 Broadway operetta with music and lyrics by Victor Herbert and book by Harry B. Smith
Albums Serenade (Neil Diamond album) (1974) Serenade (Katherine Jenkins album) (2006) Mario Lanza in Serenade, or simply Serenade, a 1956 soundtrack album by Mario Lanza Serenades (album), the 1993 debut album by the British rock band Anathema Serenade, a 1994 BZN album
Songs "Serenade" (song from The Student Prince), a song from the operetta The Student Prince and the 1954 film of the same name, where it was sung by Mario Lanza "Serenade" (song from Serenade), a song from the 1956 film Serenade, sung by Mario Lanza "Serenade", a 1976 song from the album Fly Like an Eagle by the Steve Miller Band "Serenade", a 1983 song from the album Steeler by Steeler "Serenade" (Dover song) (1997) "Serenade" (Shades song) (1997) "Serenade" (Tackey & Tsubasa song) (2004)
Other uses MV Serenade, a French ocean liner and later cruise ship Serenade (ballet), a 1934 ballet by George Balanchine Serenade (TV series), a 1959 Australian TV series Serenade, a NetNavi character in video game Mega Man Battle Network 3 Serenade, a character in the video game Eternal Sonata Serenade (Hong Kong), a private housing estate in Tai Hang, Causeway Bay, Hong Kong Serenade (company), an Australian music technology company
See also
Serenade for Strings (disambiguation) Serenata (disambiguation)