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Read a short passage and listen to part of a lecture on the same topic.
Read a short passage and listen to part of a lecture on the same topic.
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Read a short passage and listen to part of a lecture on the same topic.
Reading Time: 45 seconds
Ballads
A ballad is a poem that tells a story and is sung to music. Usually the story is of unknown origin, and a number of versions may be found for one song, a characteristic that stems from the oral tradition. As the song is passed on from one singer to another, a word is added or changed, or a slight alteration is made in the tune. In short, ballads represent a living tradition that evolves as the song is performed and passed to the next musician. A collection of ballads has been preserved in written form in the volume English and Scottish Popular Ballads by Francis James Child, and many ballads are still referred to by their "Child number."
Now listen to part of a lecture in a music appreciation class. The professor is talking about the ballad of "Barbara Allen."
Question
Define a ballad, and then explain why "Barbara Allen" can be classified as a ballad.
Preparation Time: 30 seconds
Recording Time: 60 seconds
Narrator 2: Number 4. Read a short passage and listen to part of a lecture on the same topic. Then
listen for a question about them. After you hear the question, you have 30 seconds to prepare and 60 seconds to record your answer.
Narrator 1: Now read the passage about Ballads printed on page 311. You have 45 seconds to com-
plete it. Please begin reading now.
[Reading time: 45 seconds]
Narrator 1: Now listen to part of a lecture in a music appreciation class. The professor is talking about the ballad of "Barbara Allen."
Professor:
There are countless versions of the ballad of "Barbara Allen," and although it probably originated in the British Isles, versions are found not only in the British colonies but also in many other countries,including Italy and several countries in Scandanavia. In fact, there are almost 100 versions in the United States alone~ But, uh, the version that I’m going to play for you today is the traditional Child Ballad number 84 from the reference English and Scottish Pol~ular Ballads. In it, the narrative tells the story of Barbara Allen and the young man who fell in love with her. After Barbara Allen rejects him, he dies of unrequited love~ And the day after his funeral, Barbara Allen dies of regret~ They are buried beside each other in the churchyard, and a red rose grows from his grave. A briar grows from her grave... uh, that’s a thorny bush... and as they twine around each other... the rose and the thorn...they form a lover’s knot. So we see that the lovers who were not united in life are together in death. The music is repetitive, like most ballads, and also important to identifying it as a ballad, the second and the fourth lines of each four-line stanza rhyme.
Narrator 1: Define a ballad, and then explain why "Barbara Allen" can be classified as a ballad.
Narrator 2: Please prepare your answer after the beep.
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[Preparation time: 30 seconds]
Narrator 2: Please begin speaking after the beep.
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[Recording time: 60 seconds]
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