About Barzelletta
Barzelletta is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of stanza.
From Wikipedia
Barzelletta (lit. "jest") was a popular verse form used by frottola composers in Italy in the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. It is generally trochaic, with eight syllables per line. The barzelletta consists of two sections: a reprisa which is four rhyming lines (rhyme scheme ABBA or ABAB), a stanza, and a volta. The barzelletta tends to be lively and dance-like, with heavy accents on cadences.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Barzelletta.
- ↑ stanza
Frequently asked questions
What is Barzelletta?
Barzelletta is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of stanza.