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| - | :''"We must remember the 'underground' of the [[ballad]] singer and the [[fairground]] which handed on traditions to the nineteenth century (to the [[music hall]], or [[Charles Dickens|Dickens]]' circus folk or [[Thomas Hardy|Hardy]]'s pedlars and showmen); for in these ways the 'inarticulate' [masses of people] ''conserve certain values - a spontaneity and capacity for enjoyment and mutual loyalties - despite the inhibiting pressures of magistrates, mill-owners, and [[Methodism|Methodists]]."'' --[[E.P. Thompson]] in 1963, in his ''The Making of the [[England|English]] [[Working class|Working Class]]' | + | :''[[murder ballad]] |
| A '''ballad''' is a [[story]], usually a [[narrative poetry|narrative]] or [[poem]], in a [[song]]. Any story form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines ("[[ballad meter]]") and simple repeating [[rhyme]]s, often with a refrain. | A '''ballad''' is a [[story]], usually a [[narrative poetry|narrative]] or [[poem]], in a [[song]]. Any story form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines ("[[ballad meter]]") and simple repeating [[rhyme]]s, often with a refrain. | ||
| - | If it is based on political or religious theme, a ballad may be a [[hymn]]. It should not be confused with the [[ballade]], a 14th and 15th century French verse form.{{GFDL}} | + | If it is based on political or religious theme, a ballad may be a [[hymn]]. It should not be confused with the [[ballade]], a 14th and 15th century French verse form. |
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| + | == Music == | ||
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| + | ===Examples=== | ||
| + | Famous [[traditional pop]] and [[jazz standard]] ballads include: | ||
| + | * "[[Over the Rainbow]]" – [[Harold Arlen]] | ||
| + | * "[[Body and Soul (song)|Body and Soul]]" – [[Johnny Green]] | ||
| + | * "[[Misty (song)|Misty]]" – [[Erroll Garner]] | ||
| + | * "[[The Man I Love (song)|The Man I Love]]" – [[George Gershwin]] | ||
| + | * "[[My Funny Valentine]]" – [[Rodgers and Hart]] | ||
| + | * "[[God Bless the Child (Billie Holiday song)|God Bless the Child]]" – [[Billie Holiday]] | ||
| + | * "[[Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye]]" – [[Cole Porter]] | ||
| + | * "[[Naima]]" – [[John Coltrane]] (an instrumental ballad) | ||
| + | * "[[Lush Life (song)|Lush Life]]" – [[Billy Strayhorn]] | ||
| + | * "[[In a Sentimental Mood]]" – [[Duke Ellington]] | ||
| + | * "[['Round Midnight (song)|'Round Midnight]]" – [[Thelonious Monk]] | ||
| + | * "[[Always (song)|Always]]" - [[Irving Berlin]] | ||
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A ballad is a story, usually a narrative or poem, in a song. Any story form may be told as a ballad, such as historical accounts or fairy tales in verse form. It usually has foreshortened, alternating four stress lines ("ballad meter") and simple repeating rhymes, often with a refrain.
If it is based on political or religious theme, a ballad may be a hymn. It should not be confused with the ballade, a 14th and 15th century French verse form.
Music
Examples
Famous traditional pop and jazz standard ballads include:
- "Over the Rainbow" – Harold Arlen
- "Body and Soul" – Johnny Green
- "Misty" – Erroll Garner
- "The Man I Love" – George Gershwin
- "My Funny Valentine" – Rodgers and Hart
- "God Bless the Child" – Billie Holiday
- "Ev'ry Time We Say Goodbye" – Cole Porter
- "Naima" – John Coltrane (an instrumental ballad)
- "Lush Life" – Billy Strayhorn
- "In a Sentimental Mood" – Duke Ellington
- "'Round Midnight" – Thelonious Monk
- "Always" - Irving Berlin
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