Barcaroles

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Name (Hebrew)
ברקרולה
Name (Latin)
Barcaroles
Name (Arabic)
باركارول
Other forms of name
Barcarolles
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata: Q658334
Library of congress: sh2010012777
Sources of Information
  • Work cat.: Fauré, G. 13 barcarolles [ER] 1983.
  • Casella, A. Barcarola : per pianoforte, c1917.
  • The new Harvard dict. of music, 1986(Barcarole [Fr. barcarolle; It. barcarola]. A song of the Venetian gondoliers, or a vocal or instrumental composition modeled on such a song. In the latter, a rhythmically repetitive accompaniment, usually in moderate 6/8 or 12/8 meter, evokes the motion of a boat in the waves. Various 18th- and 19th-century operas contain vocal barcaroles; also well-known examples for piano)
  • Web. 3(barcarole or barcarolle 1) a boat song esp. as sung by Venetian gondoliers and typically characterized by the alternation of a strong and a weak beat in 6/8 time and suggesting a rowing rhythm 2) an art song or other piece of music imitating a barcarole)
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Wikipedia description:

A barcarolle ( BAR-kə-rohl; from French, also barcarole; originally, Italian barcarola or barcaruola, from barca 'boat') is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style. In classical music, two of the most famous barcarolles are Jacques Offenbach's "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour", from his opera The Tales of Hoffmann; and Frédéric Chopin's Barcarolle in F-sharp major for solo piano.

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