barcarole
noun
bar·ca·role
ˈbär-kə-ˌrōl 
variants
or barcarolle
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
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The barcarole that sentimentally takes Pierrot home back to Bergamo, with a moonbeam for a rudder and a water lily for a boat, gets its sinister, otherworldly wind for its sails from the full quintet up to its eerie tricks.
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Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
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barcarole
noun
bar·ca·role
variants
or barcarolle
1
: a Venetian boat song
2
: a piece of music imitating a barcarole
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