Barcarole
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A barcarole (from Italian barca “ barque , boat”) was originally a Venetian gondola or boat song in 6/8 or 12/8 time .
The melodies of barcaroles are calm in character. The time signature creates the impression of a swaying movement in the melody, reminiscent of the rocking of a gondola in the canals of Venice.
From the 19th century onwards, name and shape were used in European art music for both vocal and instrumental compositions . Composers who wrote barcaroles for piano include Chopin , Fauré and Mendelssohn Bartholdy . A well-known vocal barcarole opens the “Giulietta” act of the opera Hoffmann's Tales by Jacques Offenbach , of which there is also an instrumental version.
Barcarole in the night was a No. 1 hit by American singer Connie Francis in 1963 in Germany .
literature
- Herbert Schneider: Barcarole. In: Ludwig Finscher (Hrsg.): The music in past and present . Second edition, subject part, volume 1 (Aachen - Bogen). Bärenreiter / Metzler, Kassel et al. 1994, ISBN 3-7618-1102-0 ( online edition , subscription required for full access)
