Review:
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", subtitled "Peace in the Storm", 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 using strategically placed thumb damps. A subdued ending evokes waves gradually subsiding on the shoreline. Scored in c minor, this piece is 69 measures long.
Published by:
Hope Publishing Co.
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Composer:
Cota, Patricia
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Arranger:
N/A
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Octaves:
3-5
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Level:
2+
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Rating:
Easy Medium
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Copyright:
2013
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Season:
All Year
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Classification:
Concert
, Church or Concert
, Original Composition
, Secular
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Technique:
TD (Thumb Damp)
, Sk (Shake)
, LV (Let Vibrate)
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Voicing:
Handbells, No Choral
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Bells Used:
Three Octaves: 21 Bells; Four Octaves: 28 Bells; Five Octaves: 33 Bells
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