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:

Genres and forms

 * Ballade (classical music), a musical setting of a literary ballad, or a romantic instrumental piece, especially for piano
 * Ballade (forme fixe), a French poetic and musical form common in the 14th and 15th centuries
 * Ballata, a similar Italian poetic and musical form
 * Sentimental ballad, a style of popular music, in many genres, that often deals with romantic relationships
 * Korean ballad, a genre popular since the 1980s
 * Latin ballad, a genre that originated in the 1960s in Spain and Latin America

Classical compositions

 * Ballad (John Ireland), a 1929 composition for piano by John Ireland
 * Ballad, a composition by Stravinsky
 * Ballad, a composition by Arnold Bax
 * Ballad, a composition by Paul Ben-Haim
 * Ballad, a composition by Eric Coates
 * Ballad, a composition by Sibelius
 * Ballade (Balanchine), a ballet by George Balanchine
 * Ballade (Robbins), a ballet by Jerome Robbins
 * Ballades, Op. 10 (Brahms)
 * Ballades (Chopin), 1831–1842
 * Ballade (Dvořák), 1884

Performers

 * The Ballads (group), a 1960s American R&B vocal group

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, a 2003 album by Boyzone
 * The Ballads (Mariah Carey album), 2009
 * The Ballads (REO Speedwagon album), 1999
 * The Ballads (Doro album)
 * Ballads 1, a 2018 album by Joji

Songs

 * "Ballad" (Ayumi Hamasaki song), 2009
 * "Ballad (Namonaki Koi no Uta)", by Alan, 2009
 * "Ballad", by Vangelis from Spiral
 * "The Ballad", by Bang Camaro from Bang Camaro
 * "The Ballad", by Blur from The Ballad of Darren
 * "The Ballad", by Testament from Practice What You Preach

Other uses

 * "Ballad" (Glee), a television episode
 * Ballad, a 2009 movie starring Tsuyoshi Kusanagi
 * Ballade, a typeface designed in 1938 by Paul Renner
 * Honda Ballade, a compact car
 * Ballade, a character from Mega Man IV and Mega Man V