ballad
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And the closing “Otherside” begins as a stately piano ballad and grows bar by bar until Ms. Orton reaches a state of ecstasy.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 23, 2026
"Yes, it was a ballad; yes, it was lengthy," he added, in a separate interview with the New York Times.
From BBC • Jun. 22, 2026
In it was “Robin Hood’s Death,” an ancient ballad in which the character meets a lonely, sad end.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 18, 2026
In an interview with biographer Michael D’Antonio, Trump let slip that one of his favorite songs of all time was a schmaltzy piano ballad recorded by the late, great Peggy Lee.
From Slate • Jun. 11, 2026
The fiddlers are playing a lilting ballad, and at my nod, the boy takes my hands as confidently as if we've been friends for years.
From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir
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