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Definition of barcarole in English: barcarole(also barcarolle) noun ˌbɑːkəˈrəʊlˈbɑːkərəʊlˈbɑrkəˌroʊl 1A song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers. Example sentencesExamples - A barcarolle is characterized by a rhythm reminiscent of the gondolier's stroke, almost invariably a moderate tempo 6/8 meter.
- This boat song, a barcarolle of tender grace, gently rocks with the gondola in the meandering waterways.
- The gondolier's song, the barcarole, moves-like all music-in time; but also on the boat and water from which it is originally sung.
- 1.1 A musical composition in the style of a barcarole.
Example sentencesExamples - The name alludes to the Barcarole ariaa Venetian boat songfrom Jacques Offenbach's opera, Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
- 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.
- While most of the pieces are quite brilliant and therefore frequently found on recital programs, one should not ignore the only lyrical piece in the collection, Pastorale, a lovely, flowing piece in the style of a barcarolle.
Origin Late 18th century: from French barcarolle, from Venetian Italian barcarola 'boatman's song', from barca 'boat'. Rhymes bole, bowl, cajole, coal, Cole, condole, console, control, dhole, dole, droll, enrol (US enroll), extol, foal, goal, hole, Joel, knoll, kohl, mol, mole, Nicole, parol, parole, patrol, pole, poll, prole, rôle, roll, scroll, Seoul, shoal, skoal, sole, soul, stole, stroll, thole, Tirol, toad-in-the-hole, toll, troll, vole, whole Definition of barcarole in US English: barcarole(also barcarolle) nounˈbärkəˌrōlˈbɑrkəˌroʊl 1A song traditionally sung by Venetian gondoliers. Example sentencesExamples - A barcarolle is characterized by a rhythm reminiscent of the gondolier's stroke, almost invariably a moderate tempo 6/8 meter.
- This boat song, a barcarolle of tender grace, gently rocks with the gondola in the meandering waterways.
- The gondolier's song, the barcarole, moves-like all music-in time; but also on the boat and water from which it is originally sung.
- 1.1 A musical composition in the style of a barcarole.
Example sentencesExamples - The name alludes to the Barcarole ariaa Venetian boat songfrom Jacques Offenbach's opera, Les Contes d'Hoffmann.
- While most of the pieces are quite brilliant and therefore frequently found on recital programs, one should not ignore the only lyrical piece in the collection, Pastorale, a lovely, flowing piece in the style of a barcarolle.
- 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.
Origin Late 18th century: from French barcarolle, from Venetian Italian barcarola ‘boatman's song’, from barca ‘boat’. |