A barcarolle is characterized by a rhythm reminiscent of the gondolier's stroke, almost invariably in 6/8 meter at a moderate tempo.[2]
While the most-famous barcarolles are from the Romantic period, the genre was known well enough in the 18th century for Burney to mention, in The Present State of Music in France and Italy (1771), that it was a celebrated form cherished by "collectors of good taste".[3]
Notable examples
The barcarolle was a popular form in opera, where the apparently artless sentimental style of the folklike song could be put to good use. In addition to the Offenbach example: Paisiello, Weber, and Rossini wrote arias that were barcarolles; Donizetti set the Venetian scene at the opening of Marino Faliero (1835) with a barcarolle for a gondolier and chorus; and Verdi included a barcarolle in Un ballo in maschera (i.e., Richard's atmospheric "Di’ tu se fidele il flutto m’aspetta" in Act I).[3] The traditional Neapolitan barcarolle "Santa Lucia" was published in 1849.
Arthur Sullivan set the entry of Sir Joseph Porter's barge (also bearing his sisters, cousins and aunts) in H.M.S. Pinafore to a barcarolle, as well as the Trio "My well-loved lord and guardian dear" among Phyllis, Earl Tolloller and the Earl of Mountararat in Act I of Iolanthe. Schubert, while not using the name specifically, used a style reminiscent of the barcarolle in some of his most-famous songs, including especially his haunting "Auf dem Wasser zu singen" ("To be sung on the water"), D.774.[3]
In the 20th century, further examples include: Agustín Barrios's Julia Florida; the second movement of Villa-Lobos's Trio No. 2 (1915) (which contains a Berceuse-Barcarolla); the first movement of Francis Poulenc's Napoli suite for solo piano (1925); George Gershwin's Dance of the Waves (1937, unpublished); Ned Rorem's three Barcarolles for piano, composed in Morocco (1949); the Barcarolle from Gian-Carlo Menotti's ballet Sebastian; the first movement of Nikolai Myaskovsky's Piano Sonata no. 8, op. 83 (1949); "Hello Young Lovers" from Richard Rodgers' The King and I (1951); "The Kings' Barcarolle" from Leonard Bernstein's Candide (1956); and Juan María Solare's neoclassical Barcarola for piano (recording included in the album Sombras blancas). Dominick Argento's 25-minute choral cycle Walden Pond (1996) is subtitled "Nocturnes and Barcarolles for Mixed Chorus"; the five-movement work makes extensive use of 6/8 meter. The penultimate movement of Arnold Schoenberg's Pierrot lunaire, Heimfahrt, is also labelled a barcarolle.[4]
Mikhail Glinka's "Barcarolle in G major", from Four Musical Essays (1847)
^Randel, Don, ed. (1986). The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge, Massachusetts: Harvard University Press. ISBN0-674-61525-5.
^ abcdBrown, Maurice (1980). "Barcarolle". In Sadie, Stanley (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians. London: Macmillan. ISBN1-56159-174-2.
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barcarolle, racehorse, horse, deep, rose, black, rose, symbolism, barcarolle, ɑːr, from, french, also, barcarole, originally, italian, barcarola, barcaruola, from, barca, boat, traditional, folk, song, sung, venetian, gondoliers, piece, music, composed, that, . For the racehorse see Barcarolle horse For a deep red rose see Black rose symbolism A barcarolle ˈ b ɑːr k e ˌ r oʊ l from French also barcarole originally Italian barcarola or barcaruola from barca boat 1 is a traditional folk song sung by Venetian gondoliers or a piece of music composed in that style In classical music two of the most famous barcarolles are Jacques Offenbach s Belle nuit o nuit d amour from his opera The Tales of Hoffmann and Frederic Chopin s Barcarolle in F sharp major for solo piano Description EditA barcarolle is characterized by a rhythm reminiscent of the gondolier s stroke almost invariably in 6 8 meter at a moderate tempo 2 While the most famous barcarolles are from the Romantic period the genre was known well enough in the 18th century for Burney to mention in The Present State of Music in France and Italy 1771 that it was a celebrated form cherished by collectors of good taste 3 Notable examples EditThe barcarolle was a popular form in opera where the apparently artless sentimental style of the folklike song could be put to good use In addition to the Offenbach example Paisiello Weber and Rossini wrote arias that were barcarolles Donizetti set the Venetian scene at the opening of Marino Faliero 1835 with a barcarolle for a gondolier and chorus and Verdi included a barcarolle in Un ballo in maschera i e Richard s atmospheric Di tu se fidele il flutto m aspetta in Act I 3 The traditional Neapolitan barcarolle Santa Lucia was published in 1849 Arthur Sullivan set the entry of Sir Joseph Porter s barge also bearing his sisters cousins and aunts in H M S Pinafore to a barcarolle as well as the Trio My well loved lord and guardian dear among Phyllis Earl Tolloller and the Earl of Mountararat in Act I of Iolanthe Schubert while not using the name specifically used a style reminiscent of the barcarolle in some of his most famous songs including especially his haunting Auf dem Wasser zu singen To be sung on the water D 774 3 Other notable barcarolles include the three Venetian Gondola Songs from Mendelssohn s Songs Without Words Opp 19 30 and 62 the June barcarolle from Tchaikovsky s The Seasons Charles Valentin Alkan s Barcarolle from the Op 65 Troisieme recueil de chants Camille Saint Saens s Barcarolle for violin cello harmonium or organ and piano Bela Bartok s Barcarolla from Out of Doors Barcarolle Op 27 no 1 by Moritz Moszkowski and several examples by Anton Rubinstein Mily Balakirev Alexander Glazunov Edward MacDowell Mel Bonis Ethelbert Nevin and a series of thirteen for solo piano by Gabriel Faure 3 In the 20th century further examples include Agustin Barrios s Julia Florida the second movement of Villa Lobos s Trio No 2 1915 which contains a Berceuse Barcarolla the first movement of Francis Poulenc s Napoli suite for solo piano 1925 George Gershwin s Dance of the Waves 1937 unpublished Ned Rorem s three Barcarolles for piano composed in Morocco 1949 the Barcarolle from Gian Carlo Menotti s ballet Sebastian the first movement of Nikolai Myaskovsky s Piano Sonata no 8 op 83 1949 Hello Young Lovers from Richard Rodgers The King and I 1951 The Kings Barcarolle from Leonard Bernstein s Candide 1956 and Juan Maria Solare s neoclassical Barcarola for piano recording included in the album Sombras blancas Dominick Argento s 25 minute choral cycle Walden Pond 1996 is subtitled Nocturnes and Barcarolles for Mixed Chorus the five movement work makes extensive use of 6 8 meter The penultimate movement of Arnold Schoenberg s Pierrot lunaire Heimfahrt is also labelled a barcarolle 4 Mikhail Glinka s Barcarolle in G major from Four Musical Essays 1847 source source Performed by Adam Cuerden Problems playing this file See media help Bob Dylan s song I ve Made Up My Mind to Give Myself to You from his 2020 album Rough and Rowdy Ways uses Offenbach s Barcarolle as a riff 5 Notes Edit Barque in English shares the same etymology Randel Don ed 1986 The New Harvard Dictionary of Music Cambridge Massachusetts Harvard University Press ISBN 0 674 61525 5 a b c d Brown Maurice 1980 Barcarolle In Sadie Stanley ed The New Grove Dictionary of Music and Musicians London Macmillan ISBN 1 56159 174 2 Pierrot lunaire Sound Trove Retrieved 2023 04 28 Bob Dylan Still Bristles on Rough and Rowdy Ways June 18 2020 Pareles Jon NY Times Wikisource has the text of the 1911 Encyclopaedia Britannica article Barcarole Look up barcarole in Wiktionary the free dictionary Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Barcarolle amp oldid 1152149710, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
