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Ballad
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For other uses, see Ballad (disambiguation).
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas,Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheetbroadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century it took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and the term is now often used as synonymous with any love song, particularly the pop or rock power ballad.
Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies Contents * 1 Origins * 2 Ballad form * 3 Composition * 4 Classification * 4.1 Traditional ballads * 4.2 Broadsides * 4.3 Literary ballads * 5 Ballad operas * 6 Beyond Europe * 6.1 Native American ballads * 6.2 Blues ballads * 6.3 Bush ballads * 7 Sentimental ballads * 7.1 Jazz, blues and traditional pop * 7.2 Pop and rock ballads * 7.3 Power ballads * 8 See also * 9 Notes * 10 References and further reading * 11 External links |
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[edit]Origins
The ballad probably derives its name from medieval French dance songs or "ballares" (from which we also get ballet), as did the alternative rival form that became the FrenchBallade. In theme and function they may originate from Scandinavian and Germanictraditions of storytelling that can be seen in poems such as Beowulf.[1] The earliest example we have of a recognisable ballad in form in England is ‘Judas’ in a 13th-centurymanuscript.[2]
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[edit]Ballad form
Most, but not all, northern and west European ballads are
Ballad
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
For other uses, see Ballad (disambiguation).
A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of British and Irish popular poetry and song from the later medieval period until the 19th century and used extensively across Europe and later the Americas,Australia and North Africa. Many ballads were written and sold as single sheetbroadsides. The form was often used by poets and composers from the 18th century onwards to produce lyrical ballads. In the later 19th century it took on the meaning of a slow form of popular love song and the term is now often used as synonymous with any love song, particularly the pop or rock power ballad.
Illustration by Arthur Rackham of the ballad The Twa Corbies Contents * 1 Origins * 2 Ballad form * 3 Composition * 4 Classification * 4.1 Traditional ballads * 4.2 Broadsides * 4.3 Literary ballads * 5 Ballad operas * 6 Beyond Europe * 6.1 Native American ballads * 6.2 Blues ballads * 6.3 Bush ballads * 7 Sentimental ballads * 7.1 Jazz, blues and traditional pop * 7.2 Pop and rock ballads * 7.3 Power ballads * 8 See also * 9 Notes * 10 References and further reading * 11 External links |
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[edit]Origins
The ballad probably derives its name from medieval French dance songs or "ballares" (from which we also get ballet), as did the alternative rival form that became the FrenchBallade. In theme and function they may originate from Scandinavian and Germanictraditions of storytelling that can be seen in poems such as Beowulf.[1] The earliest example we have of a recognisable ballad in form in England is ‘Judas’ in a 13th-centurymanuscript.[2]
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[edit]Ballad form
Most, but not all, northern and west European ballads are
References: * Randel, Don (1986). The New Harvard Dictionary of Music. Cambridge: Harvard University Press. ISBN 0-674-61525-5. * Marcello Sorce Keller, "Sul castel di mirabel: Life of a Ballad in Oral Tradition and Choral Practice", Ethnomusicology, XXX(1986), no. 3, 449- 469. | This article 's use of external links may not follow Wikipedia 's policies or guidelines. Please improve this article by removing excessive and inappropriate external links. (May 2011) | * The Ballad Society of Japan