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  • Schumann in the opening of his C major Fantaisie, are as intimate, as personal as the F minor Ballade, which is as subtly distinctive as the hands and smile of Lisa Gioconda.

    Chopin : the Man and His Music James Huneker 1890

  • Finally, at 8: 30, Ursula Oppens, a longtime friend of Merkin, delivered the world premiere of William Bolcom's new "Ballade," an oddly named work given its spiky textures and overall mood of dour violence.

    Cause to Celebrate at Merkin Hall 2008

  • "Ballade" written by John Davidson, the poet whose mysterious disappearance has added so sad a chapter to the history of literature.

    Inns and Taverns of Old London

  • When Thea consulted her mother, Mrs. Kronborg agreed with her that the "Ballade" would "never take" with a Moonstone audience.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • The "Ballade" took ten minutes, which was five minutes too long.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • The "Ballade" took ten minutes, which was five minutes too long.

    The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather 1915

  • He insisted that Thea should play a "Ballade" by Reinecke.

    The song of the lark 1915

  • He insisted that Thea should play a "Ballade" by Reinecke.

    The Song of the Lark by Willa Cather 1915

  • When Thea consulted her mother, Mrs. Kronborg agreed with her that the "Ballade" would "never take" with a Moonstone audience.

    The Song of the Lark Willa Sibert Cather 1910

  • The "Ballade" took ten minutes, which was five minutes too long.

    The Song of the Lark Willa Sibert Cather 1910

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