PPT-The Ballad tradition Folk ballads

Rhymed verse that is recited or sung out of local stories and tall tales During the Middle Ages balladeers often resembled journalists ballads often recounted actual events Murderous acts and desire for revenge. Although any stage of a given culture may produce ballads they are most character istic of primitive societies such as that of the American frontier in the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries or that of the EnglishScottish border region in the later Why did people sing ballads?. A ballad is a form of verse to be sung or recited. It’s usually a dramatic episode in simple narrative form. . Most of the English and Scottish ballads are from the 14. Poetry of the People. Word “ballad” is an Old French term meaning “dancing song”. Subjects of ballads were predictable and sensational. Domestic tragedy, false love, true love, the absurdity of husband-wife relationships, the supernatural. . . Culture:. .  . What people care about …. .  . What people take care of…. 2. Folk & Popular Culture: Terms. HABIT. “a repetitive act that a particular . individual. . performs”. Lue Her. Early Years. Founded in 1932 by Myles . H. orton, Don West and James A. . Dombroski. Originally established in . Grundry. County, Tennessee.. Early Years. D. uring . the 1930s and 1940s, the school’s main focus was labor education and the training of labor organizers. A BALLAD IN MIDDLE ENGLISH. Ballad. a poem or song narrating a story in short stanzas. .. Middle English ballads were meant to be sung…. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Eto6DU_2oI. Ballad. A typical ballad consists of stanzas that contain a quatrain or four poetical lines. . WHAT IS A BALLAD?. A. . ballad is a lively . storytelling. (NARRATIVE) . poem written in what is called the . ballad . stanza. . (QUATTRAIN). ballads tell stories in a particularly lively. , scene-by-scene style. . XIII – XV CENTURIES. Anonymous oral form. which appears in the . late Middle Ages. throughout . Europe.. The . oral mode. makes the . sound aspect. very . important. for the ballad singer because:. Antonio Gómez-Zavala. Advisors: Dr. . Donaldo. . Urioste. & Dr. Rafael Gómez. Overview. The Mexican Ballad . The Mexican Revolution. “Machismo”/Manhood. The image of the Hero and the “Macho”. XIII – XV CENTURIES. Anonymous oral form. which appears in the . late Middle Ages. throughout . Europe.. The . oral mode. makes the . sound aspect. very . important. for the ballad singer because:. Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . Ballads: Origins . http. ://www.webexhibits.org/poetry/explore_famous_ballad_background.html. The . ballad evolved and grew from several medieval roots, most notably Provencal folk music. .. K. nown . Leonard Cohen (1934- ). Gordon Lightfoot (1938 ). Bruce Cockburn (1945- ). Joni Mitchell (1943- ). Stan Rogers (1949-1983). Anne Murray. Buffy Sainte Marie (1941- ). Neil Young. Classic Folk Musicians. As it was developed at an early stage in Man’s cultural evolution, its themes are actions rather than thoughts. . They are of the simplest kind, such as a memorable feud, a thrilling adventure, a family disaster, love and war. The tale is usually fierce and tragic. .