Barcarole (Peace in the Storm)
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Product ID : HP2643
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- Author/Composer/Arranger: Patricia S. Cota
- Use: Sacred, Secular
- Octaves Used - Select One: 3 - 5 Octaves
- Level: Level 2+
- Topic: General, Peace
- Use Caution with Techniques and/or Tempo: Caution
From the Italian, "barca," or boat, a barcarole is usually in a triple meter, and imitates the boat songs of Venice. Patti Cota's BARCAROLE opens with a simple minor melody. The B section, in a major key, evokes a picture of calm, with sun glittering on gently-rippling water. The composition then returns to the A section, but this time much bigger and embellished by fuller chords and rhythmic accompaniment. A subdued ending evokes waves gradually subsiding on the shoreline.