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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 vaguely bluesy folk songs courtesy of A.G. Cook put us in a place of longing from frame one.Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 6 Dec. 2024
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But beyond its on-screen appeal, the Jamaican folk song is ideal for kids who enjoy repetition and call-and-response, two popular characteristics of children’s music, presented here in a format that parents will find catchy, too.Stephanie Ganz, Parents, 5 Dec. 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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Hundreds of revelers roar at once, thrusting homemade torches into the freezing air and banging pans together with cacophonous glee.Amiel Stanek, Bon Appétit, 26 Nov. 2024
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The glee among conservative voters in the red wave Trump secured in this election was as palpable as the despair among liberal voters, who described themselves as shocked and in a state of disbelief about Harris' loss.Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, 6 Nov. 2024
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Recently, it was announced that the title would be re-released on colorful vinyl in early 2025, and that reveal surely excited those who still love the rockers.Hugh McIntyre, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
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Moto boots are ready to hit the road or runway in supple calfskin leather, sensual suede takes on a life of its own in the form of fringe, and smooth studs appear more ritzy than rocker.Adam Mansuroglu, WWD, 5 Dec. 2024
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What the actual Taylor and Travis are doing Kelce and Swift − the real ones − are still very much attending to their pop star, football player agendas.Anna Kaufman, USA TODAY, 29 Nov. 2024
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According to the station’s records, the aria was performed on WEVD in 1963, 1964 and 1965.Jon Kalish, Sun Sentinel, 13 Nov. 2024
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Popular pop and country songs blaring over the sound system were punctuated by an Italian opera aria, and finally the warm-up speakers, all local politicians, made their dutiful speeches.Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
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The Institute of Contemporary Art Miami presents a full slate of major solo shows representing artists from around the world coinciding with Art Week.Chadd Scott, Forbes, 1 Dec. 2024
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There’s no shortage of safety essentials on Amazon right now, and much of it is deeply discounted to make both your solo adventures and everyday life safer and more peaceful.Merrell Readman, Travel + Leisure, 30 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 12 Dec. 2024.
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