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ballade.
musical setting of a literary ballad; poetic and musical genre in the 18th and 19th centuries, popular with the Romantics and their later epigones
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A ballade refers to a one-movement instrumental piece with lyrical and dramatic narrative qualities reminiscent of such a song setting. In 19th century romantic music, a piano ballade is a genre of solo piano pieces written in a balletic narrative style, with lyrical and virtuosic elements being prominently featured.
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