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 Genres and forms Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece, especially for piano Ballade (forme fixe), a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries Ballata, a similar Italian poetic and musical form Sentimental ballad, a style of popular music, in many genres, that often deals with romantic relationships Korean ballad, a genre popular since the 1980s Latin ballad, a genre that originated in the 1960s in Spain and Latin America
Classical compositions Ballad (John Ireland), a 1929 composition for piano by John Ireland Ballad, a composition by Stravinsky Ballad, a composition by Arnold Bax Ballad, a composition by Paul Ben-Haim Ballad, a composition by Eric Coates Ballad, a composition by Sibelius Ballade (Balanchine), a ballet by George Balanchine Ballade (Robbins), a ballet by Jerome Robbins Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms) Ballades (Chopin), 1831–1842 Ballade (Dvořák), 1884
Performers The Ballads (group), a 1960s American R&B vocal group
Albums Ballads (Derek Bailey album), 2002 Ballads (Mary J. Blige album), 2000 Ballads (Liane Carroll album), 2013 Ballads (John Coltrane album), 1962 Ballads (David Murray album), 1988 Ballads (Richard Marx album) Ballads (Despina Vandi album) Ballads (Earl Klugh album), 1993 Ballads (Harem Scarem album), 1999 Ballads (Paul Bley album), 1971 Ballads (Ken Stubbs album), 2000 Ballads, an album by Burl Ives Ballads - The Love Song Collection, a 2003 album by Boyzone The Ballads (Mariah Carey album), 2009 The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album), 1999 The Ballads (Doro album) Ballads 1, a 2018 album by Joji
Songs "Ballad" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2009 "Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)", by Alan, 2009 "Ballad", by Vangelis from Spiral "The Ballad", by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro "The Ballad", by Blur from The Ballad of Darren "The Ballad", by Testament from Practice What You Preach
Other uses "Ballad" (Glee), a television episode Ballad, a 2009 movie starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by Paul Renner Honda Ballade, a compact car Ballade, a character from Mega Man IV and Mega Man V
See also Balada (disambiguation) Balad (disambiguation) Balade, a locality in New Caledonia Ballad Films, an Australian film distribution company Ballada (album), a 2014 album by Namie Amuro Ballard (disambiguation)