Johann Carl Gottfried Loewe, usually called Carl Loewe, was a German composer, tenor singer and conductor. In his lifetime, his songs ("Balladen") were well enough known for some to call him the "Schubert of North Germany", and Hugo Wolf came to admire his work. He is less known today, but his ballads and songs, which number over 400, are occasionally performed.
Carl Friedrich Georg Spitteler was a Swiss poet who was awarded the Nobel Prize for Literature in 1919 "in special appreciation of his epic Olympian Spring". His work includes both pessimistic and heroic poems.
This article is about music-related events in 1840.
"King Henry" is an English-language folk song. It is a version of the tale of the loathly lady. This form of the tale appears in Hrólfr Kraki's saga and also in the Scottish tale "The Daughter Of King Under-Waves". A similar bride is found in "The Marriage of Sir Gawain".
The Beggar-Laddie is a traditional English ballad existing in several variants. It was collected by Francis James Child as Child ballad 280.
Va ska man ta livet av sig för när man ändå inte får höra snacket efteråt? is a 1977 studio album by Swedish pop and rock artist Magnus Uggla. It was made available as his third studio album in September 1977. The song "Jag skiter" became a smash hit. The song "Balladen om 70-talets största rockband" is about a Mott the Hoople concert Magnus Uggla attended in 1971. The song "Varning på stan" became Uggla's first hit single and was later recorded in English with the name "Hit the Girls on the Run". Uggla has stated that he was inspired by Mott the Hoople's song "All the Way from Memphis" when he wrote "Varning på stan". "Jazzgossen" is a Karl Gerhard cover. The album was produced by the artist himself and his longtime partner Anders Henriksson.
Faun is a German band that was formed in 1998 and plays pagan folk, darkwave, and medieval music. The originality of their music style is that it falls back to "old" instruments, and the singing is always the center of attention. The vocals are performed in a variety of languages, including German, English, Latin, Greek, and Scandinavian languages. Their instruments include Celtic harp, Swedish nyckelharpa, hurdy-gurdy, bagpipes, cittern, flutes, and many others.
Ballader och oförskämdheter is the debut studio album by Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk. Initially, Vreeswijk's songs were about to be sung by his friend Fred Åkerström, who introduced him to the label Metronom; it was, however, decided that Cornelis Vreeswijk should sing the songs on his own. The album was a success and a good start of his career.
Narrgnistor och transkriptioner is a studio album by Cornelis Vreeswijk released in 1976.
Vildhallon is a music album recorded by the Swedish-Dutch folk singer-songwriter Cornelis Vreeswijk in 1979.
Dagsedlar åt kapitalismen is an album by the Swedish folk singer-songwriter and guitar player Fred Åkerström.
Ballad of the Masterthief Ole Hoiland is a 1970 Norwegian drama film directed by Knut Andersen, and starring a broad cast of notable Norwegian actors, headed by Per Jansen as Ole Høiland. Ole Høiland was an actual Norwegian Robin Hood-figure in the early 19th century. He steals from the rich and gives to the poor, enjoying numerous affairs with attractive women along the way. The story culminates in the ambitious burglary of Norges Bank, Norway's central bank.
Der Gang nach dem Eisenhammer is a ballad written by Friedrich Schiller, as part of his 1797 ballad competition with Goethe.
The Passion of Marie is a 2012 biographical drama film directed by Bille August, starring Birgitte Hjort Sørensen and Søren Sætter-Lassen. The film's Danish working title, Balladen om Marie, means The Ballad of Marie. It tells the story of the stormy relationship between Marie Krøyer and Peder Severin Krøyer, two of the Skagen Painters, in the late 19th century.
Sanningen kommer om natten is the fourth studio album released by Swedish singer Sarah Dawn Finer. It was released on 10 October 2012. Most songs were written by Mauro Scocco and produced by Johan Röhr. It also contains the singles "Nu vet du hur det känns" and "Balladen om ett brustet hjärta".
Margit Brataas was a Norwegian actress.
Lulu von Strauss und Torney (1873–1956) was a German poet and writer. Best remembered for her ballads, she also wrote historical fiction with rural settings in northwest Germany.
"Balladen om killen" is a song written by bass guitarist Göran Lagerberg, recorded by singer Örjan Ramberg. Inspired by the life of Ramberg, Lagerberg composed the song as a reflection over both their lives inspired by Bob Dylan's "Like a Rolling Stone". The song, which is in the Swedish language, tells the tale of an unnamed narrator, who during a walk along a country road, details incidents that recently occurred in his life, including moving away from home, tongue-in-cheek references to acquaintances and the court proceedings after being caught with cannabis.
