barcarole
or bar·ca·rolle
a boating song of the Venetian gondoliers.
a piece of music composed in the style of such songs.
Origin of barcarole
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How to use barcarole in a sentence
Herein lies the idea of the barcarolle, the ebb and flow, the undulation of each measure.
Piano Mastery | Harriette BrowerStrictly speaking, the barcarolle is an Italian boat-songbarca being the Italian word for boat.
Descriptive Analyses of Piano Works | Edward Baxter PerryAnd then you'll sing that lovely barcarolle through the speaking-trumpet!
Mr. Punch at the Play | VariousUpstairs a door was opened, and a sweet, girlish voice trilled two bars of a Venetian barcarolle.
A Speckled Bird | Augusta J. Evans WilsonThe great Fantaisie, Op. 49, is an epic poem, much as the Barcarolle is a poem of love.
The World's Great Men of Music | Harriette Brower
British Dictionary definitions for barcarole
barcarolle
/ (ˈbɑːkəˌrəʊl, -ˌrɒl, ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊl) /
a Venetian boat song in a time of six or twelve quaver beats to the bar
an instrumental composition resembling this
Origin of barcarole
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