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
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Set in early-1960s New York City, the film follows a folk song singing Minnesotan with a guitar and a dream, rising from a coffeehouse performer to a counterculture legend.—
Hannah Kerns,
PEOPLE,
7 Sep. 2025
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Based on screenwriter Ben Shattuck’s short story of the same name, the film follows two men who fall in love at the Boston Music Conservatory—and reconnect after the war ends, traveling through rural Maine to record the folk songs of their fellow countrymen.—
Ben Rosenstock,
Time,
27 Aug. 2025
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The performance highlights a blend of musical theater, art song and opera, bringing together four opera singers for a program that celebrates motherhood, family, love and all that life offers.—
Melinda Moore,
Chicago Tribune,
7 May 2025
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The music moves from inventive, engaging art song to smoldering improvisations in which Wilkins and his bandmates—anchored by his regular colleagues Micah Thomas on piano, Rick Rosato on bass and Kweku Sumbry on drums—push to the outer limits.—
Steve Hochman,
SPIN,
21 Oct. 2024
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What followed was, fittingly, pure glee.—
Matt Webb Mitovich,
TVLine,
13 Sep. 2025
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That feeling of getting glee from seeing other people get their comeuppance.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
12 Sep. 2025
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Monster Rock Off — The Lego Monster Band battles for the title of best rocker during a live concert full of classic rock.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
19 Sep. 2025
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According to the rocker, the latest record features a mix of feel-good anthems, as well as moodier tracks that cover weightier subject matter — and MGK has been up front about wanting to be an open book through his music.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
PEOPLE,
18 Sep. 2025
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The new collection focused on neutrals, with black, white and gray pieces in ruched and shimmering dresses of all lengths, plus pops of pale pink.—
Anika Reed,
USA Today,
18 Sep. 2025
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Related Articles Pink’s glam harkened back to her pop rock roots, with heavy black eye shadow and bold brows.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
18 Sep. 2025
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A certain inelegant hastiness in the plot has been resolved by treating the monologues almost as arias, giving them each an equal sense of grandeur, like the relentless finale of a fireworks display.—
Helen Shaw,
New Yorker,
11 Sep. 2025
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Ferrari’s press staff argues strongly that the Testarossa will sing that familiar Italian aria, with a particularly exuberant flourish near the 8300-rpm redline.—
Mark Ewing,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Below, Iké speaks with Billboard about her debut album, playing her first solo Reggae Sumfest show, and how her bipolar disorder diagnosis shaped the album’s creation.—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
18 Sep. 2025
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After that, Cornell busied himself with his solo career and other endeavors before committing suicide in 2017.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
18 Sep. 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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The service and concert will take place at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, at the church, 815 S. Washington St. Castle Singers are vocalists who perform a variety of chamber repertoire, varying from Renaissance madrigals and motets to contemporary pop and vocal jazz.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
4 Mar. 2025
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“Barcarole.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/barcarole. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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