Barzelletta

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.[1]

References
  1. Don Harrán. "Barzelletta", Grove Music Online, ed. L. Macy (accessed September 15, 2006), grovemusic.com (subscription access).
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