Ballade (classical music) variations), Claude Debussy, Friedrich Baumfelder (for example his Two Ballades, Op. 47, and No. 2 from his Op. 285), Franz Liszt (who wrote two) and Gabriel Fauré (Op. 19, later arranged for piano and orchestra). "Ballades" for instruments other than the piano have also been written. 20th-century examples of the form include the three ballades of Manolis Kalomiris, the six "ballades" of Frank Martin (composed for instruments such as the cello, viola, flute, and saxophone), and Einojuhani Rautavaara's "Ballade for Harp and Strings". Ballade (classical music) A ballade (from French "", , and German "Ballade", , both being words for
Karel Svoboda (composer) in the garden of his villa at Jevany on January 28, 2007. It is believed that he committed suicide. Karel Svoboda (composer) Karel Svoboda (19 December 1938 – 28 January 2007) was a Czech composer of popular music. He wrote music for many TV series in the 1970s. Karel Svoboda was born in Prague, Czechoslovakia (now in the Czech Republic) and began his career as a pop composer after abandoning medicine in his third year of university. He became a member of the rock band "Mefisto" in 1963 where he played piano. Later, he composed music for the "Laterna Magica"