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 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, a similar Italian poetic and musical form * Sentimental ballad, a style of popular music, in many genres, that often deals with romantic relationships ** Korean ballad, a genre popular since the 1980s ** Latin ballad, 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 * ''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 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 *

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), 1831–1842 *

Ballade (Dvořák) The Ballade in D minor, Op. 15 (B. 139), is a ballade for violin and piano, composed by Antonín Dvořák in 1884. As with the third piano trio, the ''Scherzo capriccioso'', the Hussite Overture The Hussite Overture ( cs, Husitská, dramatická ...

, 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 * ''

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'', a 2018 album by Joji

Songs

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

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'' * "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 * Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by Paul Renner *

Honda Ballade The Honda Ballade is a subcompact automobile built by Honda of Japan. It began as a four-door higher equipment content version of the Civic in 1980. The Ballade was developed at the same time the Honda Vigor appeared, which was a higher content Ho ...

, 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''