The ballata (plural: ballate) is an Italianpoetic and musical form which was in use from the late 13th to the 15th century. It has the musical structure ABBAA, with the first and last stanzas having the same words.
The most notable composer of ballate is probably Francesco Landini, who wrote over a hundred works in the form.
The ballata (not to be confused with the romantic ballad, such as those of Robert Burns) is of Arabic origin (called the "zarjal", and was introduced through the Provençal troubadours.
ballata piccola: ripresa (refrain) of one hendecasyllabic verse.
ballata minore: ripresa of 2 hendecasyllabic verses, or of a hendecasyllable and a septenary.
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