Category Archives: Ballad

A ballad is any light, simple song, especially one of sentimental, dramatic, funny, or romantic character, having two or more stanzas all sung to the same melody

SCOTTISH BALLAD (SHOTLANDSKAYA BALLADA), Op.46, No.2 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893)

Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky (April 25, 1840 – October 25, 1893)

 

SCOTTISH BALLAD (SHOTLANDSKAYA BALLADA), Op.46, No.2 (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky). Words by A.K. Tolstoy.

Tempo: Allegro agitate, ma non troppo

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RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA. Finn’s Ballad (Mikhail Glinka)

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (June 1, 1804 – February 15, 1857)

Mikhail Ivanovich Glinka (June 1, 1804 – February 15, 1857)

 

RUSLAN AND LYUDMILA. Finn’s Ballad (Mikhail Glinka).

Tempo: Moderato assai maestoso

ROLES:
SVETOZAR, Grand Prince of Kiev – Bass
LYUDMILA, his daughter – Soprano
RUSLAN, a Kievan knight, Lyudmila’s fiancé – Baritone
RATMIR, a Khazar prince – Contralto
FARLAF, a Varangian prince – Bass
GORISLAVA, Ratmir’s slave – Soprano
FINN, a good sorcerer – Tenor
NAINA, an evil sorceress – Mezzo-soprano
BAYAN, bard – Tenor
CHERNOMOR, an evil sorcerer, dwarf – Mime

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THE SEA (MOR’YE) (Alexander Borodin)

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887)

Alexander Porfiryevich Borodin (12 November 1833 – 27 February 1887)

 

THE SEA (MOR’YE) (Alexander Borodin). Ballad (Third presentation). Dedicated to Vladimir Vasilievich Stasov.

Tempo: Allegro tempestuoso

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