Thesaurus results for BARCAROLLE

barcarole

noun

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Definition of barcarole

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. — Mark Swed, Los Angeles Times, 25 Nov. 2020

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Noun

This could include transforming a folk song into a dance track or making one artist appear to cover another artist’s music.

— Will McCurdy, PC Magazine, 31 Oct. 2026
Bass went on to quietly copyright the unpublished folk song himself.

— Jason Miller, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2026

Definition of folk song

Noun

The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.

— Linda Mcintosh, San Diego Union-Tribune, 21 May 2026
Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 28 Nov. 2025

Definition of art song

Noun

The universal glee of getting tacos (Silvia Razgova) Picture the moment when a taquero hands you a warm paper plate heaping with warm tortillas and meats on a street in Los Angeles.

— Daniel Hernandez, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
These songs are very evidently arranged, with ticklish, left-field grooves and tight pockets—never too tight for the persistent, puckish charm, the elbow-nudging glee.

— Samuel Hyland, Pitchfork, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of glee

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Lenny Kravitz fans experienced quite the scare on Sunday afternoon after the rocker was rumored to be aboard a private plane that crashed in Greenacres, Florida, in Palm Beach County.

— Madeleine Marr, Miami Herald, 2 Nov. 2026
This week, Gracie Abrams gives us a taste of fury from the deluxe edition of Daughter From Hell, Cardi B joins Daddy Yankee for sultry bachata, and Dominic Fike calls up indie rocker Grace Ives for a soulful cut from his newest project.

— Rolling Stone, Rolling Stone, 30 Oct. 2026

Definition of rocker

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The bravura aria that Mazzoli gives her at the start of the second act—soaring and droll, and slowly intensifying—is a musical delight.

— Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 29 Oct. 2026
In an ethereal costume and surrounded by puppets, Anthony Roth Costanzo sang an aria from the operatic adaptation of George Saunders’s 2017 novel in The Times’s office.

— The Editors of T Magazine, New York Times, 21 Sep. 2026

Definition of aria

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Even the smallest one is delightfully cozy, with a double bed and windows looking onto the street, perfect for a couple or solo traveler.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Nov. 2026
Wang, who rose to fame as a member of K-pop boy group GOT7, has led an increasingly successful solo career since his debut solo album Mirrors in 2019.

— Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of solo

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The concert will include Renaissance madrigals—one English and one French.

— Myrna Petlicki, Chicago Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026
This is a lovely fundraiser to assist in the preservation of the cemetery, and the day is filled with master gardeners offering advice, madrigals singing, an archaeology talk, refreshments, kids’ activities and lots of lovely spring plants for sale.

— Janet Kusterer, Baltimore Sun, 25 Mar. 2025

Definition of madrigal

Noun

Gotta be honest, this instrumental version from one of those cover compilations of rock songs done lullaby-style for hipster parents is kind of great.

— Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 25 Aug. 2026
Reilly, who composed the song wholesale, seems content to swap his Satie-esque irresolution for something straightforwardly plaintive, like a lullaby.

— Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 30 July 2026

Definition of lullaby

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