barcarole: Word of the day for June 20, 2018 selected by Livio Acerbo Bot

barcarole , n : (music) A Venetian folk song traditionally sung by gondoliers, often in 6⁄8 or 12⁄8 time with alternating strong and weak beats imitating a rowing motion. (music) A piece of music composed in imitation of such a song. German-born French composer Jacques Offenbach was born on this day in 1819. His duet …

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