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Sentimental ballad, the Glossary

A sentimental ballad is an emotional style of music that often deals with romantic and intimate relationships, and to a lesser extent, loneliness, death, war, drug abuse, politics and religion, usually in a poignant but solemn manner.^[1]

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Acoustic music

Acoustic music is music that solely or primarily uses instruments that produce sound through acoustic means, as opposed to electric or electronic means. Sentimental ballad and acoustic music are 20th century in music.

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Adult contemporary music

Adult contemporary music (AC) is a form of radio-played popular music, ranging from 1960s vocal and 1970s soft rock music to predominantly ballad-heavy music of the 1980s to the present day, with varying degrees of easy listening, pop, soul, R&B, quiet storm and rock influence. Sentimental ballad and Adult contemporary music are popular music and radio formats.

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Aerosmith

Aerosmith is an American rock band formed in Boston in 1970.

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Affair

An affair is a union of more than two people in one romantic and sexual relationship,, passionate attachment in which at least one of its participants has betrayed their partner (regardless of formal or informal relationship status) with a third person or more people (regardless if the partner and the third person(s) were aware, not aware, and/or disagreed to having an affair).

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African-American music

African-American music is a broad term covering a diverse range of musical genres largely developed by African Americans and their culture.

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After the Ball (song)

"After the Ball" is a popular song written in 1891 by Charles K. Harris.

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Alejandro Fernández

Alejandro Fernández Abarca (born 24 April 1971) is a Mexican singer.

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American Pie (song)

"American Pie" is a song by American singer and songwriter Don McLean.

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Americas

The Americas, sometimes collectively called America, are a landmass comprising the totality of North America and South America.

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Andy Williams

Howard Andrew Williams (December 3, 1927 – September 25, 2012) was an American singer.

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Anne Murray

Morna Anne Murray (born June 20, 1945) is a Canadian singer of pop, country, and adult contemporary music, who has sold over 55 million album copies worldwide during her over 40-year career.

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Arena rock

Arena rock (also known as AOR, melodic rock, pomp rock, stadium rock, corporate rock or dad rock) is a style of rock music that became mainstream in the 1970s.

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Arrangement

In music, an arrangement is a musical adaptation of an existing composition.

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Australia

Australia, officially the Commonwealth of Australia, is a country comprising the mainland of the Australian continent, the island of Tasmania, and numerous smaller islands.

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Badfinger

Badfinger were a Welsh rock band formed in 1961 in Swansea, Wales.

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Ballad

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Sentimental ballad and ballad are ballads, folk music and Poetic forms.

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Ballad opera

The ballad opera is a genre of English comic opera stage play that originated in the early 18th century, and continued to develop over the following century and later.

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Ballade (forme fixe)

The ballade (not to be confused with the ballad) is a form of medieval and Renaissance French poetry as well as the corresponding musical chanson form.

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Bar (music)

In musical notation, a bar (or measure) is a segment of music bounded by vertical lines, known as bar lines (or barlines), usually indicating one of more recurring beats. The length of the bar, measured by the number of note values it contains, is normally indicated by the time signature.

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Barbra Streisand

Barbara Joan "Barbra" Streisand (born April 24, 1942) is an American singer, actress, songwriter, producer, and director.

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Barry Manilow

Barry Manilow (born Barry Alan Pincus; June 17, 1943) is an American singer and songwriter with a career that spans seven decades.

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Barry White

Barry Eugene White (September 12, 1944 – July 4, 2003) was an American singer and songwriter.

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Beyond the Realms of Death

"Beyond the Realms of Death" is a power ballad by English heavy metal band Judas Priest from their 1978 album Stained Class.

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Billboard (magazine)

Billboard (stylized in lowercase since 2013) is an American music and entertainment magazine published weekly by Penske Media Corporation.

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Billy Joel

William Martin Joel (born May 9, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Black Hole Sun

"Black Hole Sun" is a song by American rock band Soundgarden.

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Blues ballad

The term blues ballad is used to refer to a specific form of popular music which fused Anglo-American and Afro-American styles from the late 19th century onward. Sentimental ballad and blues ballad are ballads.

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Bolero

Bolero is a genre of song which originated in eastern Cuba in the late 19th century as part of the trova tradition.

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Boyz II Men

Boyz II Men (pronounced boys to men) is an American vocal harmony group from Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, best known for emotional ballads and a cappella harmonies.

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Bridge (music)

In music, especially Western popular music, a bridge is a contrasting section that prepares for the return of the original material section. Sentimental ballad and bridge (music) are popular music.

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British Isles

The British Isles are a group of islands in the North Atlantic Ocean off the north-western coast of continental Europe, consisting of the islands of Great Britain, Ireland, the Isle of Man, the Inner and Outer Hebrides, the Northern Isles (Orkney and Shetland), and over six thousand smaller islands.

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Broadside ballad

A broadside (also known as a broadsheet) is a single sheet of inexpensive paper printed on one side, often with a ballad, rhyme, news and sometimes with woodcut illustrations. Sentimental ballad and broadside ballad are song forms.

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Broadway theatre

Broadway theatre,Although theater is generally the spelling for this common noun in the United States (see American and British English spelling differences), many of the extant or closed Broadway venues use or used the spelling Theatre as the proper noun in their names.

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Carole King

Carole King Klein (born Carol Joan Klein; February 9, 1942) is an American singer-songwriter and musician who has been active since 1958.

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Cascada

Cascada (Spanish, 'Waterfall'), stylized as CASCADA, CASCADA and cascada, is a German dance music act founded in 2004 by singer Natalie Horler and DJs/producers DJ Manian and DJ Yanou.

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Cat Stevens

Yusuf Islam (born Steven Demetre Georgiou), commonly known by his stage names Cat Stevens, Yusuf, and Yusuf / Cat Stevens, is a British singer-songwriter and musician.

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Celine Dion

Céline Marie Claudette Dion (born 30 March 1968) is a Canadian singer.

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Charles Aaron

Charles Aaron is an American music journalist and editor, formerly for Spin magazine, where he worked for 23 years.

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Child Ballads

The Child Ballads are 305 traditional ballads from England and Scotland, and their American variants, anthologized by Francis James Child during the second half of the 19th century. Sentimental ballad and Child Ballads are ballads.

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Coda (music)

In music, a coda (tail; plural code) is a passage that brings a piece (or a movement) to an end.

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Connie Francis

Connie Francis (born Concetta Rosa Maria Franconero; December 12, 1937).

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Contemporary R&B

Contemporary R&B (or simply R&B) is a popular music genre that combines rhythm and blues with elements of pop, soul, funk, hip hop, and electronic music.

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Country music

Country (also called country and western) is a music genre originating in the southern regions of the United States, both the American South and the Southwest. Sentimental ballad and country music are popular music and radio formats.

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Cristian Castro

Cristian Sáinz Castro (born 8 December 1974) is a Mexican pop singer.

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Da Capo Press

Da Capo Press is an American publishing company with headquarters in Boston, Massachusetts.

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Dance music

Dance music is music composed specifically to facilitate or accompany dancing. Sentimental ballad and dance music are popular music.

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Danny Boy

"Danny Boy" is a song with lyrics written by English lawyer Frederic Weatherly in 1910, and set to the traditional Irish melody of "Londonderry Air" in 1913.

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Death

Death is the end of life; the irreversible cessation of all biological functions that sustain a living organism.

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Dennis DeYoung

Dennis DeYoung (born February 18, 1947) is an American singer, songwriter and keyboardist.

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Desire

Desires are states of mind that are expressed by terms like "wanting", "wishing", "longing" or "craving".

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DHT (band)

DHT (sometimes stylized as D.H.T., acronym for Dance House Trance) was a Belgian duo consisting of singer Edmée Daenen (born 25 March 1985 in Kortrijk) and Flor Theeuwes, also known as DJ Da Rick (born 28 August 1976 in Turnhout).

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DJ Sammy

Samuel Bouriah (born 19 October 1969), better known by his stage name DJ Sammy, is a Spanish DJ and record producer.

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Dominant (music)

In music, the dominant is the fifth scale degree of the diatonic scale.

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Don McLean

Donald McLean III (born October 2, 1945) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Dream On (Aerosmith song)

"Dream On" is a power ballad by American rock band Aerosmith, from their 1973 eponymous debut album.

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Dreamer Deceiver

"Dreamer Deceiver" is a power ballad by English heavy metal band Judas Priest, featured on their 1976 studio album Sad Wings of Destiny.

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Drum machine

A drum machine is an electronic musical instrument that creates percussion sounds, drum beats, and patterns.

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Eagles (band)

The Eagles are an American rock band formed in Los Angeles in 1971.

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Easy listening

Easy listening (including mood music) is a popular music genre and radio format that was most popular during the 1950s to 1970s. Sentimental ballad and Easy listening are easy listening music and radio formats.

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Ed Sheeran

Edward Christopher Sheeran (born 17 February 1991) is an English singer-songwriter.

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Electric guitar

An electric guitar is a guitar that requires external amplification in order to be heard at typical performance volumes, unlike a standard acoustic guitar.

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Electronic music

Electronic music broadly is a group of music genres that employ electronic musical instruments, circuitry-based music technology and software, or general-purpose electronics (such as personal computers) in its creation. Sentimental ballad and electronic music are 20th century in music, 21st century in music and popular music.

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Ella Fitzgerald

Ella Jane Fitzgerald (April 25, 1917June 15, 1996) was an American jazz singer, sometimes referred to as the "First Lady of Song", "Queen of Jazz", and "Lady Ella".

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Elton John

Sir Elton Hercules John (born Reginald Kenneth Dwight; 25 March 1947) is a British singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Emotion

Emotions are physical and mental states brought on by neurophysiological changes, variously associated with thoughts, feelings, behavioral responses, and a degree of pleasure or displeasure.

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Engelbert Humperdinck (singer)

Arnold George Dorsey (born 2 May 1936), known professionally as Engelbert Humperdinck, is a British pop singer who has been described as "one of the finest middle-of-the-road balladeers around".

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England

England is a country that is part of the United Kingdom.

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Eric Burdon

Eric Victor Burdon (born 11 May 1941) is an English singer and songwriter.

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Europe

Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.

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Everytime We Touch (Cascada song)

"Everytime We Touch" is a cover song by German techno and Eurodance trio Cascada, taken from their 2006 debut album of the same name.

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Folk music

Folk music is a music genre that includes traditional folk music and the contemporary genre that evolved from the former during the 20th-century folk revival.

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Folk rock

Folk rock is a fusion genre of rock music with heavy influences from pop, English and American folk music.

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Four on the floor (music)

Four-on-the-floor (or four-to-the-floor) is a rhythm used primarily in dance genres such as disco and electronic dance music.

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Francis James Child

Francis James Child (February 1, 1825 – September 11, 1896) was an American scholar, educator, and folklorist, best known today for his collection of English and Scottish ballads now known as the Child Ballads.

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Frank Sinatra

Francis Albert Sinatra (December 12, 1915 – May 14, 1998) was an American singer and actor.

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George Michael

George Michael (born Georgios Kyriacos Panayiotou; 25 June 1963 – 25 December 2016) was an English singer-songwriter, record producer and philanthropist.

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Germanic peoples

The Germanic peoples were tribal groups who once occupied Northwestern and Central Europe and Scandinavia during antiquity and into the early Middle Ages.

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Glam metal (also known as hair metal or pop metal) is a subgenre of heavy metal that features pop-influenced hooks and guitar riffs, upbeat rock anthems, and slow power ballads.

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Glossary of music terminology

A variety of musical terms are encountered in printed scores, music reviews, and program notes.

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Goodbye to Love

"Goodbye to Love" is a song composed by Richard Carpenter and John Bettis.

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Grunge

Grunge (sometimes referred to as the Seattle sound) is an alternative rock genre and subculture which emerged during the in the U.S. state of Washington, particularly in Seattle and nearby towns.

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Guitar

The guitar is a stringed musical instrument that is usually fretted (with some exceptions) and typically has six or twelve strings.

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Hard rock

Hard rock or heavy rock is a heavier subgenre of rock music typified by aggressive vocals and distorted electric guitars.

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Harmony

In music, harmony is the concept of combining different sounds together in order to create new, distinct musical ideas.

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Heavy metal (or simply metal) is a genre of rock music that developed in the late 1960s and early 1970s, largely in the United Kingdom and United States. Sentimental ballad and Heavy metal music are popular music.

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Home Sweet Home (Mötley Crüe song)

"Home Sweet Home" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

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Imagine Dragons

Imagine Dragons are an American pop rock band formed in 2008, based in Las Vegas, Nevada, and currently consisting of lead singer Dan Reynolds, guitarist Wayne Sermon, and bassist Ben McKee.

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Indigenous music of North America

Indigenous music of North America, which includes American Indian music or Native American music, is the music that is used, created or performed by Indigenous peoples of North America, including Native Americans in the United States and Aboriginal peoples in Canada, Indigenous peoples of Mexico, and other North American countries—especially traditional tribal music, such as Pueblo music and Inuit music.

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Intimate relationship

An intimate relationship is an interpersonal relationship that involves emotional or physical closeness between people and may include sexual intimacy and feelings of romance or love.

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Italian opera

Italian opera is both the art of opera in Italy and opera in the Italian language.

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James Taylor

James Vernon Taylor (born March 12, 1948) is an American singer-songwriter and guitarist.

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Jewel (singer)

Jewel Kilcher (born May 23, 1974), mononymously known as Jewel, is an American singer-songwriter, poet, and humanitarian activist.

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Joe Cocker

John Robert "Joe" Cocker (20 May 1944 – 22 December 2014) was an English singer known for his gritty, bluesy voice and dynamic stage performances that featured expressive body movements.

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Joel Whitburn

Joel Carver Whitburn (November 29, 1939 – June 14, 2022) was an American author and music historian, responsible for setting up the Record Research, Inc.

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John Denver

Henry John Deutschendorf Jr. (December 31, 1943 – October 12, 1997), known professionally as John Denver, was an American singer and songwriter.

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Johnny Mathis

John Royce Mathis (born September 30, 1935) is an American singer of popular music.

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José José

José Rómulo Sosa Ortiz (17 February 1948 – 28 September 2019), known professionally as José José, was a Mexican singer.

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Journey (band)

Journey is an American rock band formed in San Francisco in 1973 by former members of Santana, the Steve Miller Band, and Frumious Bandersnatch.

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Judas (ballad)

"Judas" dates to at least the 13th century and is one of the oldest surviving English ballads.

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Judas Priest

Judas Priest are an English heavy metal band formed in Birmingham in 1969.

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Lady (Styx song)

"Lady" is a 1973 power ballad written and performed by the rock band Styx.

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Lament

A lament or lamentation is a passionate expression of grief, often in music, poetry, or song form.

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Latin ballad

Latin ballad (balada romántica) is a sentimental ballad derived from bolero that originated in the early 1960s in Los Angeles, California and Southern California. Sentimental ballad and Latin ballad are ballads.

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Led Zeppelin

Led Zeppelin were an English rock band formed in London in 1968.

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Lighter

A lighter is a portable device which creates a controlled flame, and can be used to ignite a variety of flammable items, such as cigarettes, butane gas, fireworks, candles, or campfires.

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Lionel Richie

Lionel Brockman Richie Jr. (born June 20, 1949) is an American singer, songwriter, record producer, and television personality.

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List of Cambridge Companions to Music

The Cambridge Companions to Music form a book series published by Cambridge University Press.

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List of Irish ballads

The following are often-sung Irish folk ballads and folk songs.

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Loneliness

Loneliness is an unpleasant emotional response to perceived isolation.

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Love song

A love song is a song about romantic love, falling in love, heartbreak after a breakup, and the feelings that these experiences bring. Sentimental ballad and love song are ballads and song forms.

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Lupita D'Alessio

Guadalupe Contreras Ramos (born 10 March 1954), better known as Lupita D'Alessio, is a Mexican singer and actress.

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Luther Vandross

Luther Ronzoni Vandross Jr. (April 20, 1951 – July 1, 2005) was an American soul and R&B singer, songwriter, and record producer.

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Manuel Mijares

José Manuel Mijares Morán (born 7 February 1958 in Mexico City) is an adult-contemporary pop singer who is billed as Manuel Mijares or simply as Mijares.

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Manuscript

A manuscript (abbreviated MS for singular and MSS for plural) was, traditionally, any document written by hand or typewritten, as opposed to mechanically printed or reproduced in some indirect or automated way.

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Mariah Carey

Mariah Carey (born March 27, 1969) is an American singer-songwriter, record producer, and actress.

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Mötley Crüe

Mötley Crüe is an American heavy metal band formed in Hollywood, California, in 1981 by bassist Nikki Sixx and drummer Tommy Lee, with guitarist Mick Mars and lead vocalist Vince Neil joining right after.

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Melissa Etheridge

Melissa Lou Etheridge (born May 29, 1961) is an American singer, songwriter, musician, and guitarist.

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Melody

A melody, also tune, voice or line, is a linear succession of musical tones that the listener perceives as a single entity.

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Middle Ages

In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.

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Minnesang

("love song") was a tradition of lyric- and song-writing in Germany and Austria that flourished in the Middle High German period.

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Mumford & Sons

Mumford & Sons are a British folk rock band formed in London in 2007.

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Music genre

A music genre is a conventional category that identifies some pieces of music as belonging to a shared tradition or set of conventions.

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Music of France

In France, music reflects a diverse array of styles.

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Music of Ireland

Irish music is music that has been created in various genres on the island of Ireland.

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Musical acoustics

Musical acoustics or music acoustics is a multidisciplinary field that combines knowledge from physics, psychophysics, organology (classification of the instruments), physiology, music theory, ethnomusicology, signal processing and instrument building, among other disciplines.

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Nana Mouskouri

Ioanna "Nana" Mouskouri (Ιωάννα "Νάνα" Μούσχουρη; born 13 October 1934) is a Greek singer and politician.

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Natalie Merchant

Natalie Anne Merchant (born October 26, 1963) is an American singer-songwriter.

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Nelson Ned

Nelson Ned d'Ávila Pinto (2 March 1947 – 5 January 2014) was a Brazilian singer-songwriter.

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North Africa

North Africa (sometimes Northern Africa) is a region encompassing the northern portion of the African continent. There is no singularly accepted scope for the region, and it is sometimes defined as stretching from the Atlantic shores of the Western Sahara in the west, to Egypt and Sudan's Red Sea coast in the east.

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Of Monsters and Men

Of Monsters and Men is an Icelandic indie folk/rock band formed in Garðabær in 2010.

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Opera

Opera is a form of theatre in which music is a fundamental component and dramatic roles are taken by singers.

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Orchestra

An orchestra is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families.

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Over the Rainbow

"Over the Rainbow", also known as "Somewhere Over the Rainbow", is a ballad by Harold Arlen with lyrics by Yip Harburg.

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Peabo Bryson

Robert Peapo "Peabo" Bryson (born April 13, 1951) is an American singer and songwriter.

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Perry Como

Pierino Ronald "Perry" Como (May 18, 1912 – May 12, 2001) was an American singer, actor, and television personality.

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Piano

The piano is a keyboard instrument that produces sound when its keys are depressed, through engagement of an action whose hammers strike strings.

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Piers Plowman

Piers Plowman (written 1370–86; possibly) or Visio Willelmi de Petro Ploughman (William's Vision of Piers Plowman) is a Middle English allegorical narrative poem by William Langland.

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Play (theatre)

A play is a form of drama that primarily consists of dialogue between characters and is intended for theatrical performance rather than mere reading.

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Poetry

Poetry (from the Greek word poiesis, "making") is a form of literary art that uses aesthetic and often rhythmic qualities of language to evoke meanings in addition to, or in place of, literal or surface-level meanings. Sentimental ballad and Poetry are Poetic forms.

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Politics

Politics is the set of activities that are associated with making decisions in groups, or other forms of power relations among individuals, such as the distribution of resources or status.

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Pop music

Pop music is a genre of popular music that originated in its modern form during the mid-1950s in the United States and the United Kingdom. Sentimental ballad and pop music are popular music.

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Pop rock

Pop rock (also typeset as pop/rock) is a fusion genre and form of rock music characterized by a strong commercial appeal, with more emphasis on professional songwriting and recording craft, and less emphasis on attitude than standard rock music.

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Post-grunge

Post-grunge is an offshoot of grunge that has a less abrasive or intense tone than traditional grunge.

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Power pop

Power pop (also typeset as powerpop) is a subgenre of rock music and form of pop rock based on the early music of bands such as the Who, the Beatles, the Beach Boys, and the Byrds.

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Queen (band)

Queen are a British rock band formed in London in 1970 by Freddie Mercury (lead vocals, piano), Brian May (guitar, vocals), and Roger Taylor (drums, vocals), later joined by John Deacon (bass).

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Ray Charles

Ray Charles Robinson Sr. (September 23, 1930 – June 10, 2004) was an American singer, songwriter and pianist.

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Refrain

A refrain (from Vulgar Latin refringere, "to repeat", and later from Old French refraindre) is the line or lines that are repeated in music or in poetry — the "chorus" of a song. Sentimental ballad and refrain are song forms.

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Religion

Religion is a range of social-cultural systems, including designated behaviors and practices, morals, beliefs, worldviews, texts, sanctified places, prophecies, ethics, or organizations, that generally relate humanity to supernatural, transcendental, and spiritual elements—although there is no scholarly consensus over what precisely constitutes a religion.

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REO Speedwagon

REO Speedwagon (originally stylized as R.E.O. Speedwagon), or simply REO, is an American rock band from Champaign, Illinois.

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Robin Hood

Robin Hood is a legendary heroic outlaw originally depicted in English folklore and subsequently featured in literature, theatre, and cinema.

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Rock and roll

Rock and roll (often written as rock & roll, rock-n-roll, rock 'n' roll, rock n' roll or Rock n' Roll) is a genre of popular music that evolved in the United States during the late 1940s and early 1950s. Sentimental ballad and rock and roll are popular music, radio formats and rock music.

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Rock music

Rock is a broad genre of popular music that originated as "rock and roll" in the United States in the late 1940s and early 1950s, developing into a range of different styles from the mid-1960s, particularly in the United States and the United Kingdom. Sentimental ballad and Rock music are popular music.

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Romance (love)

Romance or romantic love is a feeling of love for, or a strong attraction towards another person, and the courtship behaviors undertaken by an individual to express those overall feelings and resultant emotions.

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Sarah McLachlan

Sarah Ann McLachlan OC OBC (born January 28, 1968) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

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Saxophone

The saxophone (often referred to colloquially as the sax) is a type of single-reed woodwind instrument with a conical body, usually made of brass.

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Scandinavia

Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.

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Shania Twain

Eilleen Regina "Shania" Twain (born August 28, 1965) is a Canadian singer-songwriter.

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Sheryl Crow

Sheryl Suzanne Crow (born February 11, 1962) is an American singer, musician, songwriter, and actress.

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Simon Frith

Simon Webster Frith (born 1946) is a British sociomusicologist and former rock critic who specializes in popular music culture.

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Slow dance

A slow dance is a type of partner dance in which a couple dance slowly, swaying to the music.

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Smartphone

A smartphone, often simply called a phone, is a mobile device that combines the functionality of a traditional mobile phone with advanced computing capabilities.

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Soft rock

Soft rock (also known as light rock) is a form of rock music that originated in the late 1960s in Southern California and the United Kingdom which smoothed over the edges of singer-songwriter and pop rock, relying on simple, melodic songs with big, lush productions. Sentimental ballad and Soft rock are radio formats.

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Soul music

Soul music is a popular music genre that originated in the African-American community throughout the United States in the late 1950s and early 1960s. Sentimental ballad and Soul music are popular music and radio formats.

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Stairway to Heaven

"Stairway to Heaven" is a song by the English rock band Led Zeppelin, released on 8 November 1971 on the band’s untitled fourth studio album (commonly known as Led Zeppelin IV), by Atlantic Records.

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Stephen Foster

Stephen Collins Foster (July 4, 1826January 13, 1864), known as "the father of American music", was an American composer known primarily for his parlour and minstrel music during the Romantic period.

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Stevie Wonder

Stevland Hardaway Morris (Judkins; born May 13, 1950), known professionally as Stevie Wonder, is an American singer-songwriter, musician, and record producer.

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Strophic form

Strophic form – also called verse-repeating form, chorus form, AAA song form, or one-part song form – is a song structure in which all verses or stanzas of the text are sung to the same music.

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Styx (band)

Styx is an American rock band formed in Chicago, Illinois, in 1972.

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Substance abuse

Substance abuse, also known as drug abuse, is the use of a drug in amounts or by methods that are harmful to the individual or others.

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Svend Grundtvig

Svend Hersleb Grundtvig (9 September 1824, Copenhagen – 14 July 1883, Frederiksberg) was a Danish literary historian and ethnographer.

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Swing era

The swing era (also frequently referred to as the big band era) was the period (1933–1947) when big band swing music was the most popular music in the United States, especially for teenagers.

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Swing music

Swing music is a style of jazz that developed in the United States during the late 1920s and early 1930s. Sentimental ballad and Swing music are 20th century in music.

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Synthesizer

A synthesizer (also synthesiser, or simply synth) is an electronic musical instrument that generates audio signals.

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Tempo

In musical terminology, tempo (Italian for 'time'; plural 'tempos', or tempi from the Italian plural), also known as beats per minute, is the speed or pace of a given composition.

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The Ballad of Billy the Kid

"The Ballad of Billy the Kid" is a song by American singer-songwriter Billy Joel from the album Piano Man.

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The Ballad of John and Yoko

"The Ballad of John and Yoko" is a song by the English rock band the Beatles that was released as a non-album single in May 1969, with "Old Brown Shoe" as its B-side.

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The Beatles

The Beatles were an English rock band formed in Liverpool in 1960, comprising John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison and Ringo Starr.

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The Carpenters

Carpenters, also known as The Carpenters, were an American vocal and instrumental duo consisting of siblings Karen (1950–1983) and Richard Carpenter (born 1946).

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The Independent

The Independent is a British online newspaper.

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The Lumineers

The Lumineers are an American alternative folk band based in Denver, Colorado.

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Thirty-two-bar form

The 32-bar form, also known as the AABA song form, American popular song form and the ballad form, is a song structure commonly found in Tin Pan Alley songs and other American popular music, especially in the first half of the 20th century. Sentimental ballad and Thirty-two-bar form are song forms.

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Threnody

A threnody is a wailing ode, song, hymn or poem of mourning composed or performed as a memorial to a dead person.

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Tin Pan Alley

Tin Pan Alley was a collection of music publishers and songwriters in New York City that dominated the popular music of the United States in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. Sentimental ballad and Tin Pan Alley are popular music.

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Tom Jones (singer)

Sir Thomas Jones Woodward (born 7 June 1940), known professionally as Tom Jones, is a Welsh singer.

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Tony Peluso

Anthony F. Peluso (March 28, 1950 – June 5, 2010) was an American guitarist and record producer.

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Torch song

A torch song is a sentimental love song, typically one in which the singer laments an unrequited or lost love, either where one party is oblivious to the existence of the other, where one party has moved on, or where a romantic affair has affected the relationship. Sentimental ballad and torch song are song forms.

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Traditional pop

Traditional pop (also known as classic pop and pre-rock and roll pop) is Western pop music that generally pre-dates the advent of rock and roll in the mid-1950s.

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United States

The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.

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Unrequited love

Unrequited love or one-sided love is love that is not openly reciprocated or understood as such by the beloved.

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Victorian era

In the history of the United Kingdom and the British Empire, the Victorian era was the reign of Queen Victoria, from 20 June 1837 until her death on 22 January 1901.

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Vocal jazz

Vocal jazz or jazz singing is a genre within jazz music where the voice is used as an instrument.

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War

War is an armed conflict between the armed forces of states, or between governmental forces and armed groups that are organized under a certain command structure and have the capacity to sustain military operations, or between such organized groups.

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Whitney Houston

Whitney Elizabeth Houston (August 9, 1963 – February 11, 2012) was an American singer, actress, film producer, and philanthropist.

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William Langland

William Langland (Willielmus de Langland) is the presumed author of a work of Middle English alliterative verse generally known as Piers Plowman, an allegory with a complex variety of religious themes.

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Without You (Badfinger song)

"Without You" is a song written by Pete Ham and Tom Evans of British rock group Badfinger, and first released on their 1970 album No Dice.

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Wynkyn de Worde

Wynkyn de Worde (died, London) was a printer and publisher in London known for his work with William Caxton, and is recognised as the first to popularise the products of the printing press in England.

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You're All I Need (song)

"You're All I Need" is a power ballad by American heavy metal band Mötley Crüe.

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References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sentimental_ballad

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