Sérénade: The Sérénade forms one part of an utterly charming seven-piece collection of solo piano pieces entitled Fancies, which were composed in 1915.

The fact that the Sérénade was dedicated to Madame Philippe Gaubert – pianist, and wife of the renowned French flautist, composer and conductor born two months after Grovlez – tangentially tells us something about the potential for the piece to work effectively in its present form.

The other pieces in Fancies are Nocturne, Petite Valse, Berceuse, Fileuse, Rêverie and Cake Walk.