In the 18th and 19th centuries the barcarole inspired a considerable number of vocal and instrumental compositions, ranging from opera arias to character pieces for piano. From LearnThat.org. [http://www.britannica.com/EBchecked/topic/53019/barcarole]
Farther off, at a fourth instrument in the oratory, a whole class of a dozen or more were taking a singing lesson, and just then joining in a "barcarole" (I think they called it), whereof I yet remember these words "fraîchë," "brisë," and "Venisë.". From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
So: play the waltz of the tranquil moon, the barcarole, on the fluid guitar, till my head lolls, dreaming. From Wordnik.com. [Sunday Poet: Pablo Neruda] Reference
She moved off with her book to a window; shut herself out from the room, and into the storm, with a heavy fall of curtains; and Nelly's voice rippled through a tripping, Venetian barcarole. From Wordnik.com. [The Continental Monthly, Vol 6, No 5, November 1864 Devoted To Literature And National Policy] Reference
From each berth some different description of noise was issuing; the Lubecker was snoring loudly, Baron R---- was twanging a guitar, Monsieur Robineau singing a barcarole, and every body was calling out as loud as he could for something or other. From Wordnik.com. [Blackwood's Edinburgh Magazine, Vol 58, No. 357, July 1845] Reference
Venetian barcarole, and went sweetly away in its cadence. From Wordnik.com. [Suburban Sketches] Reference
She sang one bewitching barcarole that set the house in rocking motion. From Wordnik.com. [Vittoria — Complete] Reference
Had he stayed on, he would have heard a repetition of the barcarole at Grand and Hamilton. From Wordnik.com. [New Haven Independent] Reference
At times, the famous barcarole resembled the orgy from Stanley Kubrick's "Eyes Wide Shut.". From Wordnik.com. [Fore, right!] Reference
It is oriental in color, and is broken here and there by a barcarole which Vasco murmurs in his sleep. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
Then one song and another was called for, and the night rang with ballad and barcarole, glee and round. From Wordnik.com. [The Merryweathers] Reference
Madame Hvoslef, who is an accomplished performer, sat down to it, and gave us the barcarole from Massaniello. From Wordnik.com. [Northern Travel Summer and Winter Pictures of Sweden, Denmark and Lapland] Reference
Mamma is gone, and Ned was asking little Muir to sing that delicious barcarole she gave us the other evening. From Wordnik.com. [Behind a Mask, or a Woman's Power] Reference
Commonplace. assuage v. To cause to be less harsh, violent, or severe, as excitement, appetite, pain, or barcarole n. From Wordnik.com. [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference
Leslie's spirited singing, of the cider song, of Joe Mortimer's splendid miser scene, of Bret's success in the barcarole. From Wordnik.com. [A Mummer's Wife] Reference
He ran upstairs, singing a barcarole at the top of his voice, and rushed into the room, waving the model ship above his head. From Wordnik.com. [Stories by English Authors: Africa (Selected by Scribners)] Reference
Laura's "Stella del Marinar," Barnaba's barcarole, and the ballet music have lived on in our concert rooms from that day to this. From Wordnik.com. [Chapters of Opera Being historical and critical observations and records concerning the lyric drama in New York from its earliest days down to the present time] Reference
Pietro and companions enter with wine-cups in their hands, as from a banquet, and the former sings a barcarole ( "Ve 'come il vento irato"). From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
Then followed a barcarole from Mme Boche and a romance from Lorilleux, in which figured perfumes of Araby, ivory throats, ebony hair, kisses, moonlight and guitars!. From Wordnik.com. [L'Assommoir] Reference
The masterpieces of Chopin consist of mazurkas, polonaises, waltzes, etudes, preludes, nocturnes (with which we will class the berceuse and barcarole), scherzos and impromptus, and ballades. From Wordnik.com. [Frederic Chopin as a Man and Musician]
As the various parties arrive, a somewhat talky trio ensues between Amelia, Ulrica, and Richard, followed in the next scene by a lovely barcarole ( "Di 'tu se fedele") sung by Richard, leading to. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
The carriages dashed by each other as at a race; the people shouted and sung, if not as melodiously as the barcarole of the fisher men below Lido, still with the thorough carnival joy of the south. From Wordnik.com. [O. T. a Danish Romance] Reference
He left her at her own gate, the evening before that glorious day, and sang his way down the street, feeling that he floated on the airy uplift of his own barcarole beneath sapphire skies, for Bertha had put her arms about him at last. From Wordnik.com. [In the Arena Stories of Political Life] Reference
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The barcarole melody of 'Gondoliera' emerged gracefully from the mists before ornamenting itself with trills and covering the keyboard; 'Canzone: Lento doloroso' rumbled balefully, and 'Tarantella' simply tore along, changing colour all the time. From Wordnik.com. [The Independent - Frontpage RSS Feed] Reference
The last act is more dramatic than musical, though it contains a few delightful numbers, among them the chorus barcarole in the first scene, "Orsu, sciogliam le vela," a song by Wilhelm ( "Ah! non credea"), and the love duet, "Ah! son felice," between Wilhelm and. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
“barcarole” (I think they called it), whereof I yet remember these words “fraîchë,” “brisë,” and “Venisë.”. From Wordnik.com. [Villette] Reference
Prascovia ( "Al suono dell'ora"), with choral accompaniment, of a delicate and coquettish cast, leading up to the finale, beginning with the soldiers 'chorus ( "Onor che a gloria"), with an accompaniment of drums and fifes, again passing to a pathetic prayer ( "Veglia dal ciel su lor") sung by Catharine amid the ringing of bells as the bridal wreath is placed upon Prascovia's head, and closing with a florid barcarole ( "Vascel che lasci") as she sails away. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
Allcash and sings an exquisitely graceful barcarole to her ( "The. From Wordnik.com. [The Standard Operas (12th edition) Their Plots, Their Music, and Their Composers] Reference
"And the barcarole from the 'Contes d'Hoffmann.'". From Wordnik.com. [The Triflers] Reference
A barcarole on the rocks. From Wordnik.com. [The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 1 (of 3), 1833-1856] Reference
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