The Mudcat Café TM
Thread #113833 Message #2447394
Posted By: Stringsinger
22-Sep-08 - 01:07 PM
Thread Name: definition of a ballad
Subject: RE: definition of a ballad
Hi Dick
I think that I'm talking intent, Dick. You don't compose a ballad to make money.
You make a pop tune for that.
A ballad does serve another function. It recreates a legend in different forms.
There is a creative aspect to this. It gets changed by individual performers.
No two ballad singers do it alike.
There's nothing in my view that is complicated about that.
Frank