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or barcarolle
as in folk song
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Recent Examples of barcarole
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
Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020
Recent Examples of Synonyms for barcarole
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The Northwest Arkansas Women's Chorus, previously the Bella Vista Women's Chorus, sings a wide variety of musical selections ranging from popular songs, show tunes, folk songs and spiritual arrangements to classic compositions of Benjamin Britten, Gustav Holst and Johannes Brahms.Deb Harvell, arkansasonline.com, 23 Sep. 2024
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The film tells the story of a young poet and singer steeped in an ancient Moroccan form of folk song called aita, but forced to perform trashy pop songs in bars filled with abusive men.Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 17 May 2024
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.Steve Hochman, SPIN, 21 Oct. 2024
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As a map of Austin’s musical journey, the recital moved through spirituals and standard repertoire into 20th-century and contemporary art song and opera.Michael Andor Brodeur, Washington Post, 14 Dec. 2023
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There might have been an unconscious malice — a glee — to my pounce.Lili Anolik, Vulture, 12 Nov. 2024
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Alyssa said, of the duel against Tatianna, before reacting with glee over the memory of RuPaul deciding to keep both queens — and asking them both to eliminate one of the remaining contestants.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
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The controls include a power button, a Bluetooth button, a volume rocker, and a multi-function button for controlling playback.PCMAG, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
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In a photo released late last month by 20th Century Studios, White was nearly unrecognizable in his portrayal of the New Jersey rocker in a photo.Chris Jordan, USA TODAY, 5 Nov. 2024
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The lineup is an incredibly solid mix of Latin music styles, ranging from regional Mexican to various kinds of pop.Jim Harrington, The Mercury News, 13 Nov. 2024
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After an all-day sit in a pop up blind, three longbeards finally marched through at 25 yards that afternoon.Natalie Krebs, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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That’s the equivalent of the white nightgown in which so many female opera protagonists sing their dying arias just before the final curtain.Sara Holdren, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2024
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Still, Butterworth and Mendes display a wonderful theatrical intelligence throughout, particularly in the little showstoppers—musical performances, or arias of insult—that punctuate the night.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 3 Oct. 2024
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Rosé opened up about how reading online hate about her inspired a new song on her upcoming debut solo album, Rosie.Brittany Spanos, Rolling Stone, 5 Nov. 2024
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Since then, Carter has released two additional solo albums.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 4 Nov. 2024
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At best, Gidden’s singing and arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal achieve remarkable eloquence.Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2021
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After this is a setting of a Whitman poem for chorus a cappella in the style of a sixteenth-century madrigal, followed by a section in which a line from Dante’s Inferno is sung by a vocal trio in the style of a medieval motet.Walter Simmons, Harper's Magazine, 25 May 2021
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“Barcarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barcarole. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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