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
Classical piano in Cuba she has also offered Master Classes at Miami’s New World Symphony and the European Piano Teachers Association in Blonay, Switzerland. Classical piano in Cuba After its arrival in Cuba at the end of the 18th century, the pianoforte (commonly called piano) rapidly became one of the favorite instruments among the Cuban population. Along with the humble guitar, the piano accompanied the popular Cuban guarachas and contradanzas (derived from the European country dance) at salons and ballrooms in Havana and all over the country. As soon as in 1804, a concert program in Havana announced a vocal concert “accompanied at the