A Dictionary of Music and Musicians/Aubade

AUBADE. A French term (from aube, the dawn), answering to nocturne or serenade. It was originally applied to music performed in the morning, and apparently to concerted music (Littré); but is now almost confined to music for the piano, and an Aubade has no distinct form or character of its own. Stephen Heller and Schulhoff have written pieces bearing this title.