popular ballad

collocation in English

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popular
adjective
uk
/ˈpɒp.jə.lər/us
/ˈpɑː.pjə.lɚ/
liked, enjoyed, or supported by ...
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ballad
noun[C]
uk
/ˈbæl.əd/us
/ˈbæl.əd/
a song or poem that tells a story, or (in popular music) a slow ...
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(Definition ofpopularandballadfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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They successfully blended the styles of art song and the sentimentalpopularballad.
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Boo became known for singing this kind ofpopularballad, and made a large number of recordings.
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This immenselypopularballadwas printed in over 88 editions in its broadside form throughout the nineteenth and twentieth centuries.
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Flynn's influence as an activist was far-reaching, and her exploits were commemorated in apopularballad.
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At one level, political literature and popular ballads blamed defeat on poor strategic judgement and the administration's skewed continental priorities.
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The majority of the most popular ballads deal with rural subject and many are specifically about stockmen.
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She began as a flower seller in a restaurant in her hometown, singing popular ballads as she sold blossoms.
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They form a unity with "doine", popular ballads and songs of bravery, with tales, riddles, proverbs and sayings.
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She embraced opera, operetta, sacred songs and popular ballads.
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It also includes popular ballads in the older forms of the language during its evolution to the contemporary form.
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Her extensive recording output included many popular ballads and operetta tunes in addition to arias, art songs and complete operas.
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Later, the combat came to be seen in very different terms, influenced by the most famous of the contemporary popular ballads on the topic.
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Chung's style is familiar, as in folk songs or popular ballads, which critics attribute to three things.
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However, popular ballads portrayed the cause differently.
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Gabriel wrote popular ballads which established her reputation as a songwriter and composer.
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