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thumb|Maria Wiik, Ballad (1898)

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Origins
Ballad form
Composition
Transmission
Classification
Traditional ballads
Broadsides
Literary ballads
Ballad operas
Beyond Europe
American ballads
Blues ballads
Bush ballads
Sentimental ballads
See also
Citations
References and further reading
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thumb|Maria Wiik, Ballad (1898)

A ballad is a form of verse, often a narrative set to music. Ballads were particularly characteristic of the popular poetry and song of England, Ireland and Scotland from the Late Middle Ages until the 19th century. They were widely used across Europe, and later in Australia, North Africa, North America and South America.