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Gondola / Donna Leon ; with a CD of Venetian barcarole performed by Il Pomo d'Oro, conducted by Riccardo Minasi, featuring Vincenzo Capezzuto and Cecilia Bartoli.

by Leon, Donna.

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Atlantic Monthly Press, [2013]

Gondolas -- Italy -- Venice -- History.

Gondolas in art.

Barcaroles -- Italy -- Venice -- Texts.

Venice (Italy) -- Social life and customs.

Venice (Italy) -- Description and travel.

Venice (Italy) -- History.

9780802122667 (hc. & CD)

0802122663 (hc. & CD)

137 pages : color illustrations ; 19 cm + 1 audio CD (digital ; 12 cm..)

Companion audio CD contains 67 minutes of performances of Venetian barcarole, Italian boat songs, by Il Pomo d'Oro; conducted by Riccardo Minasi, featuring Vincenzo Capezzuto and Cecilia Bartoli.

Lyrics to the boat songs, in both Venetian and English : pages 97-125.

Introduction -- The gondola as a paradox -- I think I could do this -- Taking a closer look -- The master builder -- Can a boat be a fashion statement? -- Musica popolare -- The ships from hell.

This fascinating history of the gondola, which was first used in medieval Venice as a maneuverable getaway boat, reveals how it evolved over the centuries into a floating pleasure palace that facilitated the romantic escapades of the Venetian elite. Baracaroles are boat songs, especially those sung by Venetian gondoliers and typically characterized by the alternation of a strong and a weak beat in 6/8 time suggesting a rowing rhythm or the motion of a boat in the waves. Various 18th- and 19th-century operas contain vocal barcaroles.

Minasi, Riccardo.

Capezzuto, Vincenzo.

Bartoli, Cecilia.

Pomo d'Oro (Musical group)

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