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A note from Richard

V2Melody will close at midnight on 20 January 2028

This site has been a retirement project in musical poetry: poems chosen with care and set to music, offered freely for as long as it felt right to keep the garden open.

The work no longer holds the place it once did in my life. I have gone as far with it as I wish to go. Like a sand mandala, it was made to be completed and then released. I am not attached to its permanence, and I do not believe any of it needs to last beyond the time it was given. The poems were already here before I arrived and began to experiment with them. They will still be here when these musical experiments, and indeed myself, have been swept away, like the sand of a mandala. Nothing has been lost.

I want a simpler end to my life, days of simple love and enjoyment with my wonderful wife of 20 years. The work of maintaining a server, the monitoring, and the residual obligations that come with keeping a site alive no longer fit that life.

From 4 November 2026 I will not be adding new poems or musical poems to the site.

The experimental music I am making now is on my Suno profile. Those pieces stay there, and are not added to this site.

Until midnight on 20 January 2028, Spanish time, everything remains available exactly as it is. That is when my VPS server contract comes to an end, and it will not be renewed. After that, the server will be switched off and the site will disappear.

The Mandala Is Finished explains this more fully.

Thank you to anyone who found a poem, a track, or a quiet moment here.

The pleasure was in the making.

Richard

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Barcarolle

Musical Terms
Pronunciation

Understanding ARPABET Pronunciation

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The pronunciation guide uses the ARPABET phonetic system—the same system used in speech recognition and text-to-speech applications.

Vowel Examples:
AE1 = cat, bat
EH1 = bed, head
IY1 = see, me
OW1 = go, boat
UW1 = boot, do
Stress Numbers:
0 = no stress (unstressed)
1 = primary stress (loud)
2 = secondary stress (medium)
Example:
AH0 TH IY1 N AH0
= a-THEE-na (Athena)

The stressed syllable (marked with 1) is pronounced louder and clearer than others.

Quick Definition

A barcarolle is a boat song, typically in 6/8 time with a gentle rocking rhythm, evoking Venetian gondoliers.

Detailed Definition
In poetry, barcarolle suggests swaying, lullaby-like rhythms that mimic wave motion, used in lyrical or nocturnal verses to convey serenity or journey. Poets draw on its lilting character for fluid, repetitive phrasing that soothes or transports. Its literary resonance stems from Romantic evocations of water and travel, enriching imagery with musical undulation. This term allows verse to capture hypnotic flow, inviting readers into dreamlike states where rhythm rocks like a boat, blending sonic gentleness with thematic depth in explorations of movement, memory, or calm.
Example
Example in poetry:
The barcarolle rhythm in the poem sways gently in 6/8 time, evoking a boat gliding on Venetian waters at dusk.; Poets employ barcarolle for lullaby-like verses with rocking repetition and fluid motion.; In the nocturnal lyric, barcarolle pacing creates hypnotic undulation through wave-like phrasing.; The barcarolle effect appears in love songs that mimic the gentle lilt of water.; Like Chopin's barcarolles, the poem uses swaying rhythm to transport the reader dreamily.; The poet crafts a barcarolle stanza to convey serene journey across memory's sea.
Additional Notes
Barcarolle evokes Venetian boat songs with gentle 6/8 rocking rhythm. In poetry, it suggests swaying, hypnotic flow for nocturnal or journey themes via undulating phrasing. Usage tip: incorporate lilting repetition for serene transport. Related to rhythm and serenade, it draws from Romantic water imagery; professors connect to lulling effects, enriching sensory immersion in verses exploring movement, memory, or calm.
Also Known As
Venetian boat song gondolier tune rocking rhythm
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