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barcarole
[ bahr-kuh-rohl ]
noun
- a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
- a piece of music composed in the style of such songs.
barcarole
/ ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl; ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl; -ˌrɒl /
noun
- a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
- an instrumental composition resembling this
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Origin of barcarole1
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Example Sentences
Théophile was singing the barcarole from the second act of Aline, Queen of Golconda at the top of his voice.
Now, won't you play that pretty barcarole you played the other night at Lady Fenleigh's?
He ran upstairs, singing a barcarole at the top of his voice, and rushed into the room, waving the model ship above his head.
My own father was barcarole there to a great Milordo, I can't say how many years back.
Mamma is gone, and Ned was asking little Muir to sing that delicious barcarole she gave us the other evening.
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