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Meanings of berceuse in English

Portuguese
canção de ninar
Catalan
cançó de bressol

A quiet song intended to lull a child to sleep.

        canção de ninar
        Usage of berceuse in English
        1
        His newest album, What is this Heart, is an adult version of berceuse; think cantata meets hipster R&B.
        The Guardian
        2
        Alexandre Dumas fils speaks in the "Affaire Clemenceau" of the "Berceuse" as-
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
        3
        Weariness or something of the sort carried my thoughts back to my "Berceuse."
        Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 / from Rome to the End
        4
        Of the pieces that bear the name "Berceuse," Chopin's Op.
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
        5
        Among the pieces offered was the Berceuse.
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
        6
        The pace changes at different turns: frenetic on Faith, loping on Ascension, heavier on the more menacing Berceuse.
        The Irish Times
        7
        Various other "Berceuses" rose up in my dreams.
        Letters of Franz Liszt -- Volume 2 / from Rome to the End
        8
        He has a very elegantly written "Berceuse" which if very well done produces a lovely effect.
        The Masters and Their Music / A series of illustrative programs ...
        9
        The nocturnes-includingthe Berceuse and Barcarolle-shouldseldom be played in public and not the public of a large hall.
        Chopin : the Man and His Music
        10
        The Berceuse was a favourite.
        Sacred and Profane Love: A Novel in Three Episodes
        11
        She is playing the Berceuse from Stravinsky's "The Firebird." It seems to say, "What shall I do?
        I capture the castle
        12
        Then Debussy's Berceuse héroïque and Vaughan Williams' The Lark Ascending, representing the beautiful in the face of the bad.
        Radio NZ
        13
        Mertke shows the original and Klindworth's reading of a certain part of the Berceuse, adding a footnote to the examples:
        Chopin : the Man and His Music
        14
        "If you would like some more, I will play you the Berceuse now."
        The Damnation of Theron Ware
        15
        When Diaz returned and seated himself to play the Berceuse, I saw that he could look at me without turning his head.
        Sacred and Profane Love: A Novel in Three Episodes
        16
        57, Berceuse (D flat major), dedicated to Mdlle.
        Frederick Chopin, as a Man and Musician — Volume 2
        Translations for berceuse
        Berceuse through the time