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Serenade

Music sung or performed in the open air at nights; -- usually applied to musical entertainments given in the open air at night, especially by gentlemen, in a spirit of gallantry, under the windows of ladies.

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Narrower term 3

Belling 76% connected

of Bell

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Callithump 76% connected

A somewhat riotous parade, accompanied with the blowing of tin horns, and other discordant noises; also, a burlesque serenade; a charivari.

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Charivari 76% connected

A mock serenade of discordant noises, made with kettles, tin horns, etc., designed to annoy and insult.

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Composition 76% connected

The act or art of composing, or forming a whole or integral, by placing together and uniting different things, parts, or ingredients.

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Execute 76% connected

To follow out or through to the end; to carry out into complete effect; to complete; to finish; to effect; to perform.

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Opus 76% connected

A work; specif. (Mus.), a musical composition.

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Perform 76% connected

To carry through; to bring to completion; to achieve; to accomplish; to execute; to do.

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Piece 76% connected

A fragment or part of anything separated from the whole, in any manner, as by cutting, splitting, breaking, or tearing; a part; a portion; as, a piec…

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Song 76% connected

That which is sung or uttered with musical modulations of the voice, whether of a human being or of a bird, insect, etc.

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Vocal 76% connected

Of or pertaining to the voice or speech; having voice; endowed with utterance; full of voice, or voices.

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Divertimento 92% connected

A light and pleasing composition.

oewn 2023 68% interchangeable

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