1. A poem or song greeting the dawn or celebrating the break of day; a morning serenade.
Usage: Plural form of aubade; Literary and poetic term; Often associated with medieval and Renaissance poetry
2. A musical composition or piece inspired by or evoking the theme of dawn or morning.
Usage: Musical usage; Often instrumental

Examples

• The troubadours composed aubades to celebrate the arrival of morning.
• Medieval poets often wrote aubades expressing the bittersweet parting of lovers at dawn.
• Debussy's piano compositions include aubades that capture the delicate light of early morning.
• The collection features several aubades from the Renaissance period.
• She recited aubades from classical literature during the poetry reading.
• The composer wrote a series of aubades for solo violin.
• Aubades have been a popular form in French poetry since the Middle Ages.