"Aubade" is a word drawn from several sources: Auba (dawn), Alborada (Spanish), Albus (white). The word means morning music, as opposed to the serenade, or evening music. It is a song or a poem to greet the dawn and usually denotes music of a quiet, idyllic nature. It is also seen as a morning love song, or song or poem of parting lovers at dawn. In the 17th century noblemen held gatherings, feasts in the morning for which aubades were composed. They were played in the open air just as the sun began to break the horizon.

(for E.C. Schirmer, Cat. No. 4000)

- all accidentals carry through the phrase markings, unless otherwise indicated

- first page, bottom system: D grace note into beat 2 in D-natural

- second page, fourth system: A-B grace notes should all be Ab-Bb

- second page, sixth system: First D eighth note should be Db

- second page, sixth system: F-natural grace note to beat 2 should be F#

- third page, first system: A grace note (to Bb) should be A-natural

- third page, second system: last grace note E-natural should be Eb

- third page, last system: low D-natural