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 ** 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), ''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), ''Ballade'' (Balanchine), a ballet by George Balanchine * Ballade (Robbins), ''Ballade'' (Robbins), a ballet by Jerome Robbins * Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms) * Ballades (Chopin), 1831–1842 * Ballade (Dvořák), 1884

Performers

* The Ballads (group), a 1960s American R&B vocal group

Albums

* Ballads (Derek Bailey album), ''Ballads'' (Derek Bailey album), 2002 * Ballads (Mary J. Blige album), ''Ballads'' (Mary J. Blige album), 2000 * Ballads (Liane Carroll album), ''Ballads'' (Liane Carroll album), 2013 * Ballads (John Coltrane album), ''Ballads'' (John Coltrane album), 1962 * Ballads (David Murray album), ''Ballads'' (David Murray album), 1988 * Ballads (Richard Marx album), ''Ballads'' (Richard Marx album) * Ballads (Despina Vandi album), ''Ballads'' (Despina Vandi album) * Ballads (Earl Klugh album), ''Ballads'' (Earl Klugh album), 1993 * Ballads (Harem Scarem album), ''Ballads'' (Harem Scarem album), 1999 * Ballads (Paul Bley album), ''Ballads'' (Paul Bley album), 1971 * Ballads (Ken Stubbs album), ''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), ''The Ballads'' (Mariah Carey album), 2009 * The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album), ''The Ballads'' (REO Speedwagon album), 1999 * The Ballads (Doro album), ''The Ballads'' (Doro album) * ''Ballads 1'', a 2018 album by Joji

Songs

* Ballad (Ayumi Hamasaki song), "Ballad" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2009 * "Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)", by Alan, 2009 * "Ballad", by Vangelis from ''Spiral (Vangelis album), Spiral'' * "The Ballad", by Bang Camaro from ''Bang Camaro (album), Bang Camaro'' * "The Ballad", by Blur from ''The Ballad of Darren'' * "The Ballad", by Testament from ''Practice What You Preach''

Other uses

* Ballad (Glee), "Ballad" (''Glee''), a television episode * ''Ballad'', a 2009 movie starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi * Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by Paul Renner * Honda Ballade, a compact car * Ballade, a List of Mega Man characters#Mega Man Killers, character from ''Mega Man IV'' and ''Mega Man V''