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ballade
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bal·lade  (b-läd, b-)
n.
1. A verse form usually consisting of three stanzas of eight or ten lines each along with a brief envoy, with all three stanzas and the envoy ending in the same one-line refrain.
2. Music A composition, usually for the piano, having the romantic or dramatic quality of a narrative poem.

[Middle English balade; see ballad.]

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
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.balladeballade - a poem consisting of 3 stanzas and an envoy
poem, verse form - a composition written in metrical feet forming rhythmical lines
Translations
ballade [bæˈlɑːd] N (Mus) → balada f


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He includes straightforward ballades with only an occasional triplet, as well as relentless ostinati (a la "Linus and Lucy"), shifting Latin rhythms, hemiolic passages and some more challenging keys (b-flat minor, D-flat major).
1400-1460), and was originally a setting of one of the Cent ballades of Christine de Pizan.
2, 4 and 5,'' Murray Perahia, piano; ``Chopin: The Four Ballades,'' Evgeny Kissin, piano; ``Confrey: Piano Music'' Eteri Andjaparidze, piano; ``Rzewski: The People United Will Never Be Defeated, etc.
 
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