barcarolle
- a variation of barcarole.
Example Sentences
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Shipowner Onassis sang a variation on the Callas theme: "Friends have described me as a sailor," went his barcarolle.
From Time Magazine Archive
The idea of the first page of this barcarolle is one of utter quietness, colorlessness; one is alone on the water; the evening is quiet and still; not a sound breaks the hushed silence.
From Piano Mastery Talks with Master Pianists and Teachers by Brower, Harriette
Still, the barcarolle is one of the most important of Chopin's compositions in the nocturne-style.
From Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Complete by Niecks, Frederick
But no sooner had Natasha finished her barcarolle than reality again presented itself.
From War and Peace by Tolstoy, Leo, graf
For these musicians recognized their kind: and, since that long-past evening of the barcarolle, had marked Ivan for a future, according to their lights.
From The Genius by Potter, Margaret Horton
