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Barcarole

1911 Encyclopedia Britannica

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or BARCAROLLE (Ital. barcaruola, a boat-song), properly a musical term for the songs sung by the Venetian gondoliers, and hence for an instrumental or vocal composition, generally in 6-8 time, written in imitation of their characteristic rhythm.

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Chisholm, Hugh, General Editor. Entry for 'Barcarole'. 1911 Encyclopedia Britanica. https://www.studylight.org/​encyclopedias/​eng/​bri/​b/barcarole.html. 1910.
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