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ballade [bæˈlɑːd (French) balad] n 1. (Literature / Poetry) Prosody a verse form consisting of three stanzas and an envoy, all ending with the same line. The first three stanzas commonly have eight or ten lines each and the same rhyme scheme 2. (Music / Classical Music) Music an instrumental composition, esp for piano, based on or intended to evoke a narrative ballade - A verse or poem made up of three stanzas of equal length with a recurrent line or refrain at the end of each of the stanzas. See also related terms for refrain.
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