Ballad (disambiguation)

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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
  • 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
• 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

• The Ballads (group), 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 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 Spiral
• "The Ballad", by Bang Camaro from
  Bang Camaro
• "The Ballad", by Blur from The Ballad of Darren
• "The Ballad", by Testament from Practice What You Preach

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, a compact car
• Ballade, a character from Mega Man IV and Mega Man V

See also

• Balada (disambiguation)
• Balad (disambiguation)
• Balade
  , a locality in New Caledonia
• Ballada (album), a 2014 album by Namie Amuro
• Ballard (disambiguation)

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