barcarolle
kəˌroʊl noun
1.
a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
2.
a piece of music composed in the style of such songs.
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barcarole or barcarolle (ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl, ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar |
| 2. | an instrumental composition resembling this |
| [C18: from French, from Italian barcarola, from barcaruolo boatman, from barca boat; see | |
| barcarolle or barcarolle | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Italian barcarola, from barcaruolo boatman, from barca boat; see | |
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| barcarole or barcarolle (ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl, ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar |
| 2. | an instrumental composition resembling this |
| [C18: from French, from Italian barcarola, from barcaruolo boatman, from barca boat; see | |
| barcarolle or barcarolle | |
| —n | |
| [C18: from French, from Italian barcarola, from barcaruolo boatman, from barca boat; see | |
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barcarolle
(from Italian barcarola, "boatman" or "gondolier"), originally a Venetian gondolier's song typified by gently rocking rhythms in 68 or 128 time. In the 18th and 19th centuries the barcarole inspired a considerable number of vocal and instrumental compositions, ranging from opera arias to character pieces for piano. The term surfaced as early as 1710, when the French composer Andre Campra included a "Fete des barquerolles" in a stage work (Les Fetes venitiennes, 1710). Subsequently, operas by Giovanni Paisiello, Carl Maria von Weber, Daniel-Francois-Esprit Auber, Gioachino Rossini, Giuseppe Verdi, and Johann Strauss, among others, featured barcaroles.
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