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or barcarolle
as in folk song
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The Philly duo’s tender, faintly medieval-sounding folk song has its hands clasped and its heart on its sleeve.
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And a classic country-folk song is taking over World Cup stadiums.
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The concert celebrates spring and includes a mix of opera arias, art songs and musical theatre selections that are uplifting.
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Seriosa music, Indonesia’s unique adaptation of the Western art song, profoundly shaped his artistic identity.
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There’s already angst in the party, and glee among Republicans, that the trio will use their new clout to spotlight issues that divide Democrats.
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This tangled relationship between Lestat and Armand, and all the guilt Lestat carries from it, provides a major breakthrough for Molloy’s documentary, and the journalist reacts with giddy, off-putting glee.
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Mom of three and AD contributor Vy Yang can attest that this durable rocker remains a favorite cozy seat in the home well into the preschool years.
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The Endeavour Canovas have a rocker sole that’s especially good for absorbing shock and redistributing pressure.
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Once the audience is so onboard with Kyle after this intimate aria, Kaplan deflates that.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Later, piano slices through the fog with a supernatural three-note lullaby that springs just off the beat, racing forward through the song’s misty backdrop.
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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.
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“Barcarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barcarole. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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