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Offenbach's Barcarolle
from "The Tales of Hoffman"
Offenbach, Jacques /arr. Richard E Brown
A barcarolle was originally a traditional Venetian gondolier song, usually in gentle 6/8 meter (think "Santa Lucia"). The name has also long been used in classical music for other compositions in that style. Of a great many barcarolles in … Read More
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Violin, Viola, Cello Quartet
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Violin, Viola, Cello Quartet
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A barcarolle was originally a traditional Venetian gondolier song, usually in gentle 6/8 meter (think "Santa Lucia"). The name has also long been used in classical music for other compositions in that style. Of a great many barcarolles in the literature, the best-known is probably the duet "Belle nuit, o nuit d'amour " from Jacques Offenbach's final opera "Les Contes d'Hoffman." This is a reasonably faithful arrangement for string quartet of that famous melody.
Level: MA - Duration 2:00