Ballade (classical music)

A ballade (/bəˈlɑːd/; French: [balad]; and Latin [ballare]: [bälˈlʲäːrɛ]) refers to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting, especially a piano ballade. In 19th century romantic music, a piano ballad (or 'ballade') is a genre of solo piano pieces^[1]^[2] written in a balletic narrative style, often with lyrical elements interspersed. Emerging in the Romantic era, it became a medium for composers to explore dramatic and expressive storytelling through complex, lyrical themes and virtuosic techniques.^[3]

^ Zakrzewska, Dorota (2000). "Alienation and Powerlessness: Adam Mickiewicz's 'Ballady' and Chopin's Ballades". Music Research Forum. 15–16. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: 31–87 (85). Snippet view at Google Books
^ Jim Samson, "Chopin and Genre", Music Analysis 8, no. 3 (October 1989): 213–231. Reference on 216–17.
^ Cai, Camilla (2017-07-05), "Brahms's Pianos and the Performance of His Late Piano Works", Classical and Romantic Music, Routledge, pp. 153–168, ISBN 978-1-315-09565-3, retrieved 2024-11-16

[1] Zakrzewska, Dorota (2000). "Alienation and Powerlessness: Adam Mickiewicz's 'Ballady' and Chopin's Ballades". Music Research Forum. 15–16. University of Cincinnati College-Conservatory of Music: 31–87 (85). Snippet view at Google Books

[2] Jim Samson, "Chopin and Genre", Music Analysis 8, no. 3 (October 1989): 213–231. Reference on 216–17.

[3] Cai, Camilla (2017-07-05), "Brahms's Pianos and the Performance of His Late Piano Works", Classical and Romantic Music, Routledge, pp. 153–168, ISBN 978-1-315-09565-3, retrieved 2024-11-16

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