What is a Ballad?
What is a Ballad?
(from https://www.dictionary.com/browse/ballad)
A ballad by definition is a type of narrative verse. They can be musical or poetic, most ballads tell a story but that isn’t a necessity to have one.
A ballad is typically a slow, sentimental song, typically a love song. They mostly have acoustic instruments and are a calmer tune.
Ballads are a form of narrative verse that can be either poetic or musical. Numerous ballads tell stories, but this is not a compulsory aspect of the form. Several musical ballads are slow, and emotionally evocative.
Instruments they use can include: (https://www.musicgcse.co.uk/conventions-of-pop/pop-ballads)
Drum kit
Bass guitar (electric)
Electric Guitar (distorted)
Vocals (and backing vocals)
Piano
Synthesizer
Other instruments are sometimes included…
Synthesizer (basically a keyboard, but use the word synthesizer)
String section (e.g. violins and cellos)
Brass section (e.g. trumpets and trombones)
Wind section (e.g. saxophones and oboes)
A ballad is usually a love song, and when not they are a sentimental song. The lyrics tend to tell a story and this is what makes a ballad a ballad.
From Wikipedia
Ballads derive from the medieval French chanson balladée or ballade, which were originally "dancing songs" (L: ballare, to dance), yet becoming "stylized forms of solo song" before being adopted in England.
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