Ballad A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

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 ballade (from French ''ballade'', , and German ''Ballade'', , both being words for "ballad"), in classical music since the late 18th century, refers to a setting of a literary ballad, a narrative poem, in the musical tradition of the , or to a on ...

, a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece, especially for piano *

Ballade (forme fixe) The ''ballade'' (; ; not to be confused with the ballad) is a form of medieval and Renaissance French poetry as well as the corresponding musical chanson form. It was one of the three ''formes fixes'' (the other two were the rondeau and the vi ...

, a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries *

Ballata The ''ballata'' (plural: ''ballate'') is an Italian poetic and musical form in use from the late 13th to the 15th century. It has the musicapenim AbbaA, with the first and last stanzas having the same texts. It is thus most similar to the Frenc ...

, a similar Italian poetic and musical form *

Sentimental ballad A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.J. M. C ...

, a style of popular music, in many genres, that often deals with romantic relationships **

Korean ballad Korean ballad, also known as K-ballad (often simply referred to by South Koreans as ballad; ), is a style of music in South Korea and a genre in which soul and rhythm and blues music is transformed to suit Korean sentiment. It became popular in th ...

, a genre popular since the 1980s **

Latin ballad Latin ballad ( es, balada romántica) is a sentimental ballad derived from bolero that originated in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California and Southern California. Some of the best known artists of the Latin ballad are Julio Iglesias, Moceda ...

, a genre that originated in the 1960s in Spain and Latin America

Classical compositions

* ''Ballad'' (John Ireland), a 1929 composition for piano by John Ireland * ''Ballad'', a composition by

Stravinsky Igor Fyodorovich Stravinsky (6 April 1971) was a Russian composer, pianist and conductor, later of French (from 1934) and American (from 1945) citizenship. He is widely considered one of the most important and influential 20th-century clas ...

* ''Ballad'', a composition by

Arnold Bax Sir Arnold Edward Trevor Bax, (8 November 1883 – 3 October 1953) was an English composer, poet, and author. His prolific output includes songs, choral music, chamber pieces, and solo piano works, but he is best known for his orchestral musi ...

* ''Ballad'', a composition by

Paul Ben-Haim Paul Ben-Haim (or Paul Ben-Chaim, Hebrew: פאול בן חיים) (5 July 1897 – 14 January 1984) was an Israeli composer. Born Paul Frankenburger in Munich, Germany, he studied composition with Friedrich Klose and he was assistant conductor t ...

* ''Ballad'', a composition by

Eric Coates Eric Francis Harrison Coates (27 August 1886 – 21 December 1957) was an English composer of light music and, early in his career, a leading violist. Coates was born into a musical family, but, despite his wishes and obvious talent, his pa ...

* ''Ballad'', a composition by

Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...

* ''Ballade'' (Balanchine), a ballet by

George Balanchine George Balanchine (; Various sources: * * * * born Georgiy Melitonovich Balanchivadze; ka, გიორგი მელიტონის ძე ბალანჩივაძე; January 22, 1904 (O. S. January 9) – April 30, 1983) was ...

* ''Ballade'' (Robbins), a ballet by

Jerome Robbins Jerome Robbins (born Jerome Wilson Rabinowitz; October 11, 1918 – July 29, 1998) was an American dancer, choreographer, film director, theatre director and producer who worked in classical ballet, on stage, film, and television. Among his nu ...

Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms) The Ballades, Op. 10, are lyrical piano pieces written by Johannes Brahms during his youth. They were dated 1854 and were dedicated to his friend Julius Otto Grimm. Their composition coincided with the beginning of the composer's lifelong af ...

Ballades (Chopin) Frédéric Chopin's four ballades are single- movement pieces for solo piano, composed between 1831 and 1842. They are considered to be some of the most important and challenging pieces in the standard piano repertoire. Form The term ''balla ...

, 1831–1842 * Ballade (Dvořák), 1884

Performers

The Ballads (group) The Ballads were an American vocal group formed in 1961 in Oakland, California, Oakland. Band members included Nathaniel Romerson, Jon Foster, Rico Thompson, and Leslie LaPalmer The band had one hit single in 1968, entitled "God Bless Our Love". T ...

, a 1960s American R&B vocal group

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 Burl Icle Ivanhoe Ives (June 14, 1909 – April 14, 1995) was an American musician, actor, and author with a career that spanned more than six decades. Ives began his career as an itinerant singer and guitarist, eventually launching his own rad ...

* ''

Ballads - The Love Song Collection A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads derive from the medieval French ''chanson balladée'' or ''ballade'', which were originally "dance songs". Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and ...

'', a 2003 album by Boyzone * ''The Ballads'' (Mariah Carey album), 2009 * ''The Ballads'' (REO Speedwagon album), 1999 * ''The Ballads'' (Doro album) * ''

Ballads 1 ''Ballads 1'' (stylized in all caps) is the debut studio album by Japanese singer-songwriter Joji. It serves as a follow-up to '' In Tongues'' EP, his first project as Joji, and '' Pink Season'', his only album released under the now-retired alte ...

'', a 2018 album by Joji

Songs

* "Ballad" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2009 * "Ballad" (Namonaki Koi no Uta), by Alan, 2009 * "Ballad", by Vangelis from ''

Spiral In mathematics, a spiral is a curve which emanates from a point, moving farther away as it revolves around the point. Helices Two major definitions of "spiral" in the American Heritage Dictionary are:Bang Camaro Bang Camaro is an American hard rock band from Boston, Massachusetts. Founded by guitarists Bryn Bennett and Alex Necochea in 2005, it is composed of members of various indie rock bands from the area. In 2009, the group is signed with Black Sword ...

'' * "The Ballad", by Testament from ''

Practice What You Preach ''Practice What You Preach'' is the third studio album by American thrash metal band Testament, released in August 1989 via Atlantic/ Megaforce. Propelled by the singles "Greenhouse Effect", "The Ballad" and the title track " Practice What You ...

Other uses

* "Ballad" (''Glee''), a television episode * ''Ballad'', a 2009 movie starring

Tsuyoshi Kusanagi is a Japanese actor, singer, television host, and a former member of SMAP, one of the best-selling boy bands in Asia. Early life Kusanagi grew up in Kasukabe, Saitama, Japan. Career Music In 1987, at age 13, Kusanagi auditioned to enter John ...

* Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by

Paul Renner Paul Friedrich August Renner (9 August 1878 – 25 April 1956) was a German typeface designer, author, and founder of the Master School for Germany's Printers in Munich. In 1927, he designed the Futura typeface, which became one of the most ...

* Honda Ballade, a compact car * Ballade, a

character Character or Characters may refer to: Arts, entertainment, and media Literature * ''Character'' (novel), a 1936 Dutch novel by Ferdinand Bordewijk * ''Characters'' (Theophrastus), a classical Greek set of character sketches attributed to The ...

from ''Mega Man IV'' and ''Mega Man V''

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