Noun
A form of French versification, sometimes imitated in English, in which three or four rhymes recur through three stanzas of eight or ten lines each, the stanzas concluding with a refrain, and the whole poem with an envoy.
Source: Webster's dictionaryA 1935 play by the Czech authors Jan Werich and Jiří Voskovec called Balada z hadrů ("Ballade from rags") was inspired by Villon's work and adapted some of his poems as lyrics for a number of songs. Source: Internet
Henny recorded his first Dutch-language solo-album (Geen Ballade; released in March 1984) with a little help from his friends. Source: Internet
He learned music just for me -- the Chopin Ballade he played at St. Elizabeth's at one of the signings, and the Appasionata by Beethoven. Source: Internet
In Richard Strauss opera Der Rosenkavalier, (libretto by Hugo von Hofmanssthal) at the end of Act I the Marschallin sings: "such' dir den Schnee vom vergangenen Jahr", an allusion to the refrain from the Ballade des dames du temps jadis. Source: Internet
The French singer-songwriter Georges Brassens has a song called "Ballade des dames du temps jadis", where he puts Villon's poem into music. Source: Internet
The British modern jazz group, the Don Rendell - Ian Carr Quintet, included a track "Les Neiges d'Antan" on their album Phase III (1967) The French singer-songwriter Léo Ferré put Ballade des pendus to music in his album La Violence et l'Ennui (1980). Source: Internet