ballade

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.

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[Middle English balade; see ballad.]

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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

Thesaurus

Noun

1.

ballade - 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