Definition
(What is a Ballad?, n.d.) (Knapp, n.d.)
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Ballad
Ballad
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
What defines a ballad?
What defines a ballad?
A genre of poetry that tells a story in short rhyming verses.
It mixes storytelling with music, emphasizing and describing themes.
What classifies a song
What classifies a song
as a ballad?
as a ballad?
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.
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