barcarolle

Venetian boat song 1. : a Venetian boat song usually in ⁶/₈ or ¹²/₈ time characterized by the alternation of a strong and weak beat that suggests a rowing rhythm. 2. : music imitating a barcarole.

barcarolle, also spelled barcarole, (from Italian barcarola, “boatman” or “gondolier”), originally a Venetian gondolier's song typified by gently rocking rhythms in 6/8 or 12/8 time.

Borrowed from French barcarolle, from Venetian barcaroƚa (“song sung by a boatman”), from barca (“bark, barge, boat”), ultimately from Egyptian bꜣjr (“transport ship; type of fish”).

It is certainly close to the nocturnes and the Berceuse, meanwhile, in the particular richness and refinement of its ornamentation. The Barcarolle proceeds in a moderate tempo, in 12/8 time.

In classical music, two of the most famous barcarolles are Jacques Offenbach's "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour", from his opera The Tales of Hoffmann; and Frédéric Chopin's Barcarolle in F-sharp major for solo piano.

Barkarole). Boat song or an instr. comp. with a steady rhythm (in compound duple or compound quadruple time) reminiscent of songs of the Venetian gondoliers or barcaruoli.

A barcarolle (/ˈbɑːrkəˌroʊl/; from French, also barcarole; originally, Italian barcarola or barcaruola, from barca 'boat') is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers, or a piece of music composed in that style.

Barcarolle/sicilienne types These are not dance rhythms exactly, but are useful to have in your repertoire. The Latin root barca- refers both to a boat (related to the English word bark, a sailing ship) and a baby's crib.

In classical music, two of the most famous barcarolles are Jacques Offenbach's "Belle nuit, ô nuit d'amour", from his opera The Tales of Hoffmann; and Frédéric Chopin's Barcarolle in F-sharp major for solo piano.

The noun 'musical' is translated into French as comédie musicale (pronounced: koh-meh-DEE mew-zee-KAHL) and it's feminine. You could say: Ma sœur adore les comédies musicales. (My sister loves musicals.)

Unlike Mendelssohn, Chopin composed only one, but invaluable, barcarolle toward the end of his life. He started it in 1845, finished in 1846, and dedicated it to Baroness Stockhausen.

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