Barcarolle
Romantic works
Definition
A piece in 6/8 or 12/8 meter evoking the rocking motion of a Venetian gondola song. Typically gentle and lyrical with a lilting accompaniment.
Historical Context
The barcarolle was popularized by Venetian gondoliers and entered art music via opera (Offenbach's Tales of Hoffmann). Chopin's single Barcarolle (Op. 60) is the supreme piano example — expansive, harmonically adventurous, and deeply operatic in character.
Works (25)
- Barcarola in D-flat major, Op. 23 Key D♭ major
- Recuerdos de Viaje: I. En el mar (Barcarola), Op. 71 Key G♭ major
- Recuerdos de Viaje: II. Leyenda (Barcarola), Op. 71 Key A♭ major
- 12 Piezas características: III. Barcarola (Ciel sans nuages), Op. 92 Key G♭ major
- Mallorca (Barcarola), Op. 202 Key F♯ minor
- Barcarolle in F-sharp major, Op. 60 Key F♯ major
- Barcarolle No. 1 in A minor, Op. 26 Key A minor
- Barcarolle No. 2 in G major, Op. 41 Key G major
- Barcarolle No. 3 in G-flat major, Op. 42 Key G♭ major
- Barcarolle No. 4 in A-flat major, Op. 44 Key A♭ major
- Barcarolle No. 5 in F-sharp minor, Op. 66 Key F♯ minor
- Barcarolle No. 6 in E-flat major, Op. 70 Key E♭ major
- Barcarolle No. 7 in D minor, Op. 90 Key D minor
- Barcarolle No. 8 in D-flat major, Op. 96 Key D♭ major
- Barcarolle No. 9 in A minor, Op. 101 Key A minor
- Barcarolle No. 10 in A minor, Op. 104 No. 2 Key A minor
- Barcarolle No. 11 in G minor, Op. 105 Key G minor
- Barcarolle No. 12 in E-flat major, Op. 106 bis Key E♭ major
- Barcarolle No. 13 in C major, Op. 116 Key C major
- Barcarolle-valse in F–A major, Op. 16 No. 4
- Napoli: Barcarolle
- Barcarolle
- Levee at Noontime — Barcarolle
- Barcarolle in G minor, Op. 10 No. 3 Key G minor
- Barcarola, Op. 24