Noun

(en noun)

(lb) Any of various genres of single-movement musical pieces having lyrical and narrative elements.

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*:Thus, when he drew up instructions in lawyer languageunderstood him very well. If he had written a love letter, or a farce, or a ballade , or a story, no one, either clerks, or friends, or compositors, would have understood anything but a word here and a word there.

*{{quote-book, year=1915, author=(Richard Le Gallienne), title= Vanishing Roads and Other Essays

, passage="Dead and gone!" as Andrew Lang re-echoes in a sweetly mournful ballade

*{{quote-news, year=2007, date=December 30, author=Anthony Tommasini, title=A Patience to Listen, Alive and Well, work=New York Times citation

, passage=Even a 10-minute Chopin ballade for piano, let alone Messiaen’s 75-minute “Turangalila Symphony,” tries to grapple with, activate and organize a relatively substantial span of time.}}

Noun

(en noun)

A kind of narrative poem, adapted for recitation or singing; especially, a sentimental or romantic poem in short stanzas.

The poet composed a ballad praising the heroic exploits of the fallen commander.

A slow romantic pop song.

On Friday nights, the roller rink had a time-block called "Lovers' Lap" when they played nothing but ballads on the overhead speakers.