Ballad (disambiguation)

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 theory

• Ballade (forme fixe), a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries
• Ballata, a similar Italian poetic and musical form
• Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece
• Piano ballad, lyrical piece for piano in a narrative style

Music

Classical compositions

• Ballade (Balanchine), ballet by George Balanchine
• Ballade (Robbins), a ballet by Jerome Robbins
• Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms)
• Ballades (Chopin)
• Ballad, composition by Stravinsky
• Ballad, composition by Arnold Bax
• Ballad, composition by Paul Ben-Haim
• Ballad, composition by Eric Coates
• Ballad, composition by Sibelius

Albums

• 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, album by Boyzone
• The Ballads (Mariah Carey album), 2009
• The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album), 1999
• The Ballads (Doro album)
• Ballada (album), a 2014 album by Namie Amuro

Songs

• "Ballad", a song by Vangelis from Spiral
• "Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)", a 2009 song by Tibetan J-pop singer Alan Dawa Dolma known as alan.
• "The Ballad", a song by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro
• "The Ballad", a song by Testament from Practice What You Preach
• "You Were.../Ballad", 2009 single by Ayumi Hamasaki

Film and TV

• Ballad, a 2009 movie starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
• "Ballad" (Glee), 10th episode of Glee

Other

• Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by Paul Renner
• Honda Ballade, a compact car
• Balade (New Caledonia), locality in New Caledonia
• Ballade (RKN-003), a character from Mega Man IV and Mega Man V
• The Ballads (group), a 1960s R&B vocal group from Oakland, California

See also

• Balada (disambiguation)
• Balad (disambiguation)
• Ballard (disambiguation)