Dedication
DEDICATION:
In loving memory of my brother
Terry Grant Doreen
who passed away on January 29, 2007.
In loving memory of my brother
Terry Grant Doreen
who passed away on January 29, 2007.
Sample
Ballade - Terry's Tunes
Ballade - a French form of the 14th and 15th centuries, the ballade is usually 3 verses followed by a shorter concluding or summary verse. Do not confuse this form with the Ballad which is an entirely different form. The 3 main stanzas of the ballade are at least 8 lines in length, with a rhyme scheme of a, b, a, b, b, c, b, c and the ending short verse rhyme is: b, c, b, c. When written with 10 lines the rhyme scheme is: a,b,a,b,a,b,b,c,b,c. The last line is always repeated as a refrain at the end of all of the verses including the envoy (the shorter summary verse which is also sometimes spelled envoi). There is no SET meter for this form but it must be consistent. Thus, if the first line is iambic tetrameter then the following lines should also be iambic tetrameter. (iambic = two syllables with the stress or heavy beat on the second syllable (v /)). Tetrameter = 4 metrical feet in length. (v /, v /, v /, v /).
Ballade example:
Terry's Tunes
His name was Terry and he had
a gift for making music ring.
No instrument to him was bad,
he could compose on just one string,
and he could play most anything.
To hear him play was such a treat
and though he could not really sing,
his gift for music ringing sweet.
Guitars he could make sound so sad
or make them laugh and dance or swing.
The mandolin was always glad
and quite in tune with everything
including birdsong twittering.
He found the rhythm and the beat
then added notes, all mingling.
His gift for music ringing sweet.
And later on in life he'd add
the banjo for it's zest and zing.
His music was not just a fad,
it was a life-long pleasure thing.
And joy he gave when he would bring
the music that would make one's feet,
start tapping and to rhythm cling.
His gift for music ringing sweet.
And so this magic music lad,
his repertoire at last complete,
now plays in heaven for his dad,
his gift for music ringing sweet.
Ballade - a French form of the 14th and 15th centuries, the ballade is usually 3 verses followed by a shorter concluding or summary verse. Do not confuse this form with the Ballad which is an entirely different form. The 3 main stanzas of the ballade are at least 8 lines in length, with a rhyme scheme of a, b, a, b, b, c, b, c and the ending short verse rhyme is: b, c, b, c. When written with 10 lines the rhyme scheme is: a,b,a,b,a,b,b,c,b,c. The last line is always repeated as a refrain at the end of all of the verses including the envoy (the shorter summary verse which is also sometimes spelled envoi). There is no SET meter for this form but it must be consistent. Thus, if the first line is iambic tetrameter then the following lines should also be iambic tetrameter. (iambic = two syllables with the stress or heavy beat on the second syllable (v /)). Tetrameter = 4 metrical feet in length. (v /, v /, v /, v /).
Ballade example:
Terry's Tunes
His name was Terry and he had
a gift for making music ring.
No instrument to him was bad,
he could compose on just one string,
and he could play most anything.
To hear him play was such a treat
and though he could not really sing,
his gift for music ringing sweet.
Guitars he could make sound so sad
or make them laugh and dance or swing.
The mandolin was always glad
and quite in tune with everything
including birdsong twittering.
He found the rhythm and the beat
then added notes, all mingling.
His gift for music ringing sweet.
And later on in life he'd add
the banjo for it's zest and zing.
His music was not just a fad,
it was a life-long pleasure thing.
And joy he gave when he would bring
the music that would make one's feet,
start tapping and to rhythm cling.
His gift for music ringing sweet.
And so this magic music lad,
his repertoire at last complete,
now plays in heaven for his dad,
his gift for music ringing sweet.