[78-L] Art Tatum 100th birthday

[Kristjan Saag]

Cary Ginell wrote:

> Actually the correct definition of "ballad" is a song that tells a story.
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Depends on what part of history you look into.
The word comes from Latin, ballare, which means "to dance" (as in ballet).
>From the 16th century it's applied to anything that could be sung in a 
popular style and for solo voice. Be it songs that told a story or used a 
poem.
In the 19th century it was attached to simpler type of "drawing-room" songs 
(shop ballads).
Kristjan