variants
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
Noun
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There were maybe two or three simple lines in it and a great vocal melody, like a folk song, except electronic.—
Lily Moayeri,
SPIN,
17 June 2026
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The capacity crowd all sang along to a rendition of Cielito Lindo, a folk song that has become a de facto anthem for the Mexico national team.—
Jack Lang,
New York Times,
11 June 2026
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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
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Nov. 2025
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Because in a country increasingly divided by social justice causes and their opposing viewpoints, fans increasingly care where their sports teams stand — sometimes to fans' glee or chagrin — depending on whether their opinions agree with that of their teams or leagues.—
Armando Salguero OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
20 June 2026
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To our glee, the air mattresses floated him high in the water.—
Dolores Brown,
Outdoor Life,
17 June 2026
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The 41-year-old stepped out for day one of the Royal Ascot in Berkshire, England, wearing an ensemble that, in part, paid tribute to the Black Sabbath rocker, who died on July 22, 2025, at age 76.—
Michelle Lee,
PEOPLE,
17 June 2026
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It is narrated by frontman and legendary British rocker Jarvis Cocker and features 20 of the band’s songs.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
16 June 2026
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Once the audience is so onboard with Kyle after this intimate aria, Kaplan deflates that.—
Jason P. Frank,
Vulture,
18 June 2026
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The pianist Víkingur Ólafsson played the aria from Bach’s Goldberg Variations, nodding to the fact that Gehry was born Ephraim Goldberg, in Canada.—
Alex Ross,
New Yorker,
15 June 2026
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A lot of people on this trip had either never traveled outside of the country before, never been on a plane before, never solo traveled before, didn't have these kinds of book communities in their friends and family back home.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
22 June 2026
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Harper finished with three hits, which included a solo shot, his 17th this season, and a double, giving him five extra base hits in the last two games.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 June 2026
Noun
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The Spiritual Sound Marc-André Hamelin, Found Objects / Sound Objects The Beths, Straight Line Was a Lie A year like no other, my 2025 in music was filled with joyous arias and madrigals of melancholy.—
Rolling Stone,
Rolling Stone,
29 Dec. 2025
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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
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Check out this 1997 live TV version of Paranoid Android, which veers from lullaby to apocalypse within the space of a few minutes.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
30 May 2026
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In April 2019, Williams shared a nostalgic video of the two serenading her daughter Rowan with a Cheetah Girls hit-turned-lullaby via FaceTime.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
24 May 2026
Cite this Entry
“Barcarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barcarole. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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