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Maria Wiik, Ballad (1898) A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of Great Britain and Ireland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America.
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 ...
Alice (Avril Lavigne song) Alive (Bee Gees song) Alive (Dami Im song) Alive (Jennifer Lopez song) All at Once (Whitney Houston song) All Cried Out (Alison Moyet song) All I Ask; All I Ask of You; All I Have to Give; All I Know; All I Need (Jack Wagner song) All I Need to Know (Emma Bunton song) All I See Is Your Face; All I Want (For Christmas)
Ballads are generally melodic enough to get the listener's attention. [2] Sentimental ballads are found in most music genres, such as pop, R&B, soul, country, folk, rock and electronic music. [3] Usually slow in tempo, ballads tend to have a lush musical arrangement which emphasizes the song's melody and harmonies.
According to music writer Bill Lamb, popular music is defined as "the music since industrialization in the 1800s that is most in line with the tastes and interests of the urban middle class." [13] The term "pop song" was first used in 1926, in the sense of a piece of music "having popular appeal". [14]
Music history of the United States includes many styles of folk, popular and classical music. Some of the best-known genres of American music are rhythm and blues, jazz, rock and roll, rock, soul, hip hop, pop, and country. American music began with the Native Americans, the first people to populate North America.
The 1980s ushered in a more angsty era of music, and this song was a perfect example. ... this hip-hop and pop-rap ballad topped the Billboard Hot 100 charts for 12 nonconsecutive weeks in 2015 ...
Ballad is a form of narrative poetry, often put to music, or a type of sentimental love song in modern popular music. Ballad or Ballade may also refer to: Music