| LC control no. | sh2010012777 |
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| Topical heading | Barcaroles |
| Variant(s) | Barcarolles |
| Found in | Work cat.: FaureĢ, G. 13 barcarolles [ER] 1983. Casella, A. Barcarola : per pianoforte, c1917. The new Harvard dict. of music, 1986 (Barcarole [Fr. barcarolle; It. barcarola]. A song of the Venetian gondoliers, or a vocal or instrumental composition modeled on such a song. In the latter, a rhythmically repetitive accompaniment, usually in moderate 6/8 or 12/8 meter, evokes the motion of a boat in the waves. Various 18th- and 19th-century operas contain vocal barcaroles; also well-known examples for piano) Web. 3 (barcarole or barcarolle 1) a boat song esp. as sung by Venetian gondoliers and typically characterized by the alternation of a strong and a weak beat in 6/8 time and suggesting a rowing rhythm 2) an art song or other piece of music imitating a barcarole) |
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