Pronouncing Dictionary of Musical Terms

How to say it as well as what it means: every Italian, German and French musical term of 1896, respelled phonetically for the student.

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Ballad

A simple song, originally a song to accompany dancing; derived from the low Latin word ballare, to dance; in its French form, ballade, it is used by modern composers as a title for extended lyric compositions, as the ballades of Chopin. Balladenmässig (Ger.) (bal-la'-den-mehsich). In ballad style.

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