ballata

American  

[buh-lah-tuh] / bəˈlɑ tə /

noun

plural

ballate

1. a 14th-century Italian verse form composed of stanzas beginning and ending with a refrain, often set to music and accompanied by dancing.

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Etymology

Origin of ballata

1755–65; < Italian < Old Provençal balada ballad

Example Sentences

But soon, taking up her ballata afresh, she proceeded with still greater vehemence.

From Colomba by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)

We are, moreover, justified in concluding from the character of the final chorus that it was a ballata or dance song and hence a frottola of the carnival song variety.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

According to the custom of her country, Colomba improvised a ballata in presence of her father's corpse, and before his assembled friends.

From Colomba by Loyd, Lady Mary Sophia (Hely-Hutchinson)

The dance following the ballata must have been effective.

From Some Forerunners of Italian Opera by Henderson, W. J. (William James)

The ballata and the estampida were dance-songs, but very few examples survive.

From The Troubadours by Chaytor, H.J.