ballade
noun
- a verse form that has three stanzas of eight or ten lines each and an envoy of four or five lines: the last line of each stanza and of the envoy is the same
- a musical composition of a romantic or narrative nature, esp. for piano
See ballade in American Heritage Dictionary 4
(bə-lädˈ, bă-)
noun- A verse form usually consisting of three stanzas of eight or ten lines each along with a brief envoy, with all three stanzas and the envoy ending in the same one-line refrain.
- Music A composition, usually for the piano, having the romantic or dramatic quality of a narrative poem.
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