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About Ballade
Ballade is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical music, Romantic music and piano piece.
Well-known performers associated with it include Édith Piaf, Françoise Hardy, Yma Sumac, Claude François, Armando Manzanero and Seungri.
From Wikipedia
A ballade refers to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting. In 19th century romantic music, a piano ballade is a genre of solo piano pieces written in a balletic narrative style, with lyrical and virtuosic elements being prominently featured.
Genre family tree
Parent genres (↑) and subgenres (↓) of Ballade.
- ↑ classical music
- ↑ Romantic music
- ↑ piano piece
Key artists
- Édith Piaf
- Françoise Hardy
- Yma Sumac
- Claude François
- Armando Manzanero
- Seungri
- Lucero
- Rocío Dúrcal
- Hélène Ségara
Related genres
Opera
1600s · Europe
Chamber music
form of classical music composed for a small group of instruments
Sonata
1600s · Europe
Baroque music
1600s
Cantata
1600s
Fugue
contrapuntal musical form based on a subject that recurs in imitation
Madrigal
secular vocal music composition of the Renaissance and early Baroque e
Overture
instrumental introduction to any musical piece
Frequently asked questions
What is Ballade?
Ballade is a music genre. It is usually classed as a form of classical music, Romantic music and piano piece.
Who are famous Ballade artists?
Édith Piaf, Françoise Hardy, Yma Sumac, Claude François, Armando Manzanero and Seungri.
Sources & credits
- Wikidata Q805130 – CC0
- Wikipedia: Ballade (classical music) – CC BY-SA 4.0
- Brahms - Ballade in D Op-10 No-1 (Piano Performance by eldüendesüarez) by Brahms – CC BY-SA 4.0
- PDP-CH - Joan Hammond, Soprano and the Philharmonia Orchestra - Warwick Braithwaite -… – Public domain
- Chopin - Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 (Frank Levy) by Frédéric Chopin / Frank Lévy – Public domain