Definition
(What is a Ballad?, n.d.) (Knapp, n.d.)
(What is a Ballad?, n.d.) (Knapp, n.d.)
Derived from the French ‘balladée or ballade,’ which originally means "dancing songs"
Originated in France
Popularized in Britain and Ireland during the late Middle Ages until the 19s
A genre of poetry that tells a story in short rhyming verses.
It mixes storytelling with music, emphasizing and describing themes.
With time, the term "ballad" became to refer to a romantic musical genre, such as an enchanted musical score or a slow love song.
This might be attributed to nineteenth-century artists such as Johannes Brahms, Claude Debussy, and others' romantic musical works.
One example of how the term "ballad" evolved to denote besides from literary works is "Ballade No. 1 in G Minor" — the one-movement piano composition by Frédéric Chopin.