The Ballad

The Ballad
Aballadisaformofverse,oftenanarrativesettomusic.
BalladswereparticularlycharacteristicofBritishandIrish
popularpoetryandsongfromthelatermedievalperioduntil
the19thcenturyandusedextensivelyacrossEuropeandlater
NorthAmerica,AustraliaandNorthAfrica.Manyballadswere
writtenandsoldassinglesheetbroadsides.Theformwasoften
usedbypoetsandcomposersfromthe18thcenturyonwardsto
producelyricalballads.Inthelater19thcenturyittookon
themeaningofaslowformofpopularlovesongandthetermis
nowoftenusedassynonymouswithanylovesong,particularly
thepoporrockpowerballad.

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