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Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music.
Ballad or Ballade may also refer to:
Music
Genres and forms
Ballade (classical music) , a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece, especially for piano
Ballade (forme fixe) , a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries
Ballata , a similar Italian poetic and musical form
Sentimental ballad , a style of popular music, in many genres, that often deals with romantic relationships
Classical compositions
Ballad (John Ireland) , a 1929 composition for piano by John Ireland
Ballad , a composition by
Stravinsky
Ballad , a composition by
Arnold Bax
Ballad , a composition by
Paul Ben-Haim
Ballad , a composition by
Eric Coates
Ballad , a composition by
Sibelius
Ballade (Balanchine) , a ballet by
George Balanchine
Ballade (Robbins) , a ballet by
Jerome Robbins
Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms)
Ballades (Chopin) , 1831–1842
Ballade (Dvořák) , 1884
Performers
Albums
Ballads (Mary J. Blige album) , 2000
Ballads (Liane Carroll album) , 2013
Ballads (John Coltrane album) , 1962
Ballads (David Murray album) , 1988
Ballads (Richard Marx album)
Ballads (Despina Vandi album)
Ballads (Earl Klugh album) , 1993
Ballads (Harem Scarem album) , 1999
Ballads (Paul Bley album) , 1971
Ballads (Ken Stubbs album) , 2000
Ballads , an album by
Burl Ives
Ballads - The Love Song Collection , a 2003 album by Boyzone
The Ballads (Mariah Carey album) , 2009
The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album) , 1999
The Ballads (Doro album)
Ballads 1 , a 2018 album by Joji
Songs
Other uses
See also
Topics referred to by the same term