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| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 06:32:01
A collection of Realms ballads, sorted alphabetically.
Format is: Title; Composer; Year Composed, Published or First Performed; Description; Source.
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| 30 L A T E S T R E P L I E S (Newest First) |
| Fellfire |
Posted - 20 Mar 2015 : 21:09:21
All of the below are from Mel Odem's Threat from the Sea
"Pemdark's Folly" unknown/unknown - the hero is kept constantly in the dark as to who is controlling events in his life
"Lillinin" unknown/unknown
"The Calling of Three Shadows" unknown/unknown
"Cask of Torguein" Tweul Silverstrings/unknown - unfinished, Tweul had his heart ripped out by a peryton in the Cloud Peaks
"Onyx Eyes" Lohyis Tautsham/unknown - unfinished, Lohyis was found, drained of blood in a spider's web in Under mountain
"Sandcastle Kings in Flight" Harbier Funnelmouth/unknown - unfinished, Harbier hasn't been seen in 120 years (present - Year of the Gauntlet)
"Short-hafted Hammer and the Wizards Tall Black Tower" Thoreyo/unknown - a popular dwarven brawling song
"Strangled Leaves of Lily-grass and the Goblin-king's Betrothal" Yhitmon/unknown - a drinking song for men who love taverns
"Lady who Shed Golden Tears" unknown/unknown - an old elven song about the flight from Cormanthyr after the Fall of Myth Drannor
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| Duneth Despana |
Posted - 10 Feb 2015 : 12:14:58
From Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast: 'The Ballad of the Dream Weaver' by Talanthe Truesilver |
| TBeholder |
Posted - 09 Feb 2015 : 08:23:55
From Cormanthyr:
- "Battlestars at Tilver's Gap" ballad - the tale of the destruction of the orcs from Thunder Peaks by the combined Dalesmen militias and elven armies. (DR 619 Year of Orcsfall)
From The Fall of Myth Drannor:
- "Tales of the Tavern Wars" ballad by the bard Oslarelar, a long-winded ballad that celebrates many individual feats among all the races of the allied city.
- The "Fall of the Arms-Leaders" ballad describes Hachaam Selorn's and Kelvhan Olortynnal's deaths as fates suffered gladly by two comrades fighting back to back and singing the battle hymns to Corellon Larethian that would speed their way to heroic afterlives as Reverend Ones of their god's celestial armies.
From Cult of the Dragon:
- "Ballad of the Shadow Storm" popular in Westgate prior to the death of King Verovan, refers to Aurgloroasa in her true form plundering and sinking of the treasure-laden Winsome Wyrm just outside the harbor in the Year of Watery Graves (1091 DR)
- “The Clouds Came Rolling In.” - a sad ballad still sung today in the southern Dales, recounting the destruction Dretchroyaster wrought throughout Battledale, Tasseldale, and Featherdale in the Year of the Snarling Dragon (1279 DR).
quote:
Originally posted by xaeyruudh
And Elminster's Jest should be in Best of the Realms III --- Elaine's website
That book is an anthology... The song is also right here.  |
| Fellfire |
Posted - 08 Feb 2015 : 10:34:25
"Silent Strikes the Serpent" mentioned by Danilo in Elfsong. An unflattering song about Elaith's adventuring career. |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 06 Jan 2015 : 20:08:41
Thanks guys. |
| BEAST |
Posted - 06 Jan 2015 : 19:16:43
I don't know if any of these quite qualify as ballads, as they read off the page simply as poems. But I suppose they could be turned into music by one gifted enough.
"The Horror of the Crystal Shard" (The Crystal Shard)
"Where Silver Rivers Run" (Streams of Silver)
"No Path by Chance but by Plot" (Passage to Dawn)
"Upsen Downs" (The Thousand Orcs)
"Cherlrigo's Darkness" (The Last Threshold, The Companions, "The Sundering") |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 06 Jan 2015 : 15:58:13
And Elminster's Jest should be in Best of the Realms III --- Elaine's website |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 06 Jan 2015 : 15:52:50
Crying to My Harp is "a sequence of satirical ballads" mentioned in Waterdeep News |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 04 Jan 2015 : 05:26:41
Added in January 2015:
1/1/2015: Our Wizards of War.
1/2/2015: The Lord Constable. The Lord Is Unhappy Again. Unicorn Watch. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 04 Jan 2015 : 02:34:05
quote:
Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer
Piecing together lines from plays and ballads is something I want to do when time permits.
It's something I've integrated into my compilation of musical Realmslore. If there are any lines or song pieces excerpted in any published Realms source, you can bet I've got them copied down into my files already.
Of course, I'd like to extrapolate from these little snippets, eventually, and build on them to the point where I can create my own Realms-based music using this material as a basis. But that's a project planned for a loooong way off in the future of SageTime. |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 03 Jan 2015 : 16:31:52
Piecing together lines from plays and ballads is something I want to do when time permits. |
| The Sage |
Posted - 03 Jan 2015 : 09:37:15
quote:
Originally posted by Jeremy Grenemyer
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Unicorn Watch. Brundrigro Dree, Minstrel Gnome of Mirabar. Published in the chapbook Highcries in the Year of the Lost Keep (1379 DR).
Page 247: Four lines; memories and how none can stop him from watching the wildness unfold.
Page 259: Four lines, talk of the fairest sight of all: the unicorn.
Greenwood, Ed (2013). Elminster Enraged. Paperback edition. p.247,259
One of my favourites... and not the least because a gnome composed it. But also because I've long thought of writing/recomposing a few lines of this ballad myself, for a future campaign. |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 12 Dec 2014 : 07:30:55
Added in December:
12/11/2014: Ga Nomes, The Horde’s Wake.
12/13/2014: Another Bold Night In Brave Cormyr, A Little Dark Wisdom.
12/16/2014: My Dark Rune Gone Away.
12/26/2014: Old Lord Raturburry. We Go On. Your Castle or Mine? |
| ericlboyd |
Posted - 20 Nov 2014 : 15:19:19
quote:
Originally posted by hashimashadoo
Who can forget Ga Nomes? It's almost a hymn among the Forgotten Folk in my games!
Always looking for more verses ...
--Eric |
| TBeholder |
Posted - 20 Nov 2014 : 06:58:54
Where are compositions of Danilo Thann? There were at least "Elminster's Jest" and "Ballad of Zhentish Raiders". |
| The Sage |
Posted - 20 Nov 2014 : 04:20:24
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
I'm hoping my Realmslore gift to the attendees that day makes it to the 'Keep sometime soon. I wonder when the next site update is due.
I've sent the file to Alaundo. It's just really waiting for when he has the time to put together the content for uploading to the site when the next update occurs. |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 19 Nov 2014 : 05:56:47
Added in the month of November
11/16/2014: Death to All Mages, Tears Never Cease, When Mages Go To War.
11/18/2014: The Knights of Dragon Down, Moonlight Paean, Wind by the Fireside. |
| Jeremy Grenemyer |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 17:36:45
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Would you mind if we collaborate a little on this, in private, since I can probably share my own files with you? You'll no doubt be able to extract further sources for ballad titles and the like from them as well.
Sounds good to me.
EDIT: And George, thanks for that incredible list. You pretty much covered all the stuff I have, and then some.
Thanks also to those who've chimed in with ballad names from various sources. Much appreciated. 
Time to get to work. |
| hashimashadoo |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 10:09:09
Who can forget Ga Nomes? It's almost a hymn among the Forgotten Folk in my games! |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 07:05:50
I'm a compulsive FR list maker, so have lots of this stuff floating around. It's only useful though if people need it - so I wait until someone needs it!
I made Eric Boyd's day the other week when I sent him through a dwarven lexicon.
It's a bit like the Candlekeep Seminar at GEN-CON this year when someone in the audience asked about Ed's lore showcased in the Chamber of Sages and whether it had been catalogued. Garen Thal said no it hadn't and then I cleared my throat and said, "Well actually ...", much to the amusement of the gathering.
I'm hoping my Realmslore gift to the attendees that day makes it to the 'Keep sometime soon. I wonder when the next site update is due.
-- George Krashos |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 05:55:01
Zing!  |
| Wooly Rupert |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 04:51:05
quote:
Originally posted by The Sage
Krash, you've been holding out on me, haven't you? How come you never sent these little notes my way to assist in my own compilation efforts about Realms music? 
Because he knew we'd all be old and gray before we saw it again? |
| The Sage |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 04:15:08
quote:
Originally posted by George Krashos
Hmm, I haven't put the product/page references in this list (they would be in my "FR Miscellaneous" books), but here you go. They are set out in Title/Date written/performed/Author format. I'll see if I can dig up the product/page references:
A Dove At Dawn 1329 Ardreth, High Harp of Berdusk
A Little Dark Wisdom 1406 Tamyth Larandree, Lady Minstrel of Mintarn
Alone I Faced the Dragon 1332 Tameldra Anlath, Lady Bard of Baldur’s Gate
Alustriel Comes Calling 1150 Orammus “the Black Bard” of Waterdeep
And I Am Sent to Take Thee 1329 Tanter Hallweather, Bard of Elturel
Another Battle Comes The Morn ? Unknown
Another Bold Night in Brave Cormyr 1407 Andrur Hallowstake, Bard of Wheloon
Another Night in Arabel 1348 Thumbard Voakriss, Minstrel Mighty
Ballad of the Gallant Wastrels ? Unknown
Ballad of the Shadow Storm ? Unknown
Ballad of the Wayfarer ? Synder Gallowglass, the Minstrel of Many Roads
Bleed For Cormyr 682 Tarandar Tendagger, Bard
Dark Lass Gone Away 1364 Unknown
Dauntless Goes A-Brawling 1348 Unknown
Death To All Mages 975 Bendoglaer Syndrath, Bard of Barrowhill
Dragon High, Forever 1328 Unknown
Ever a Hero Be 1344 Thalloviir Vaundruth, Bard of Beregost
Ever Is Weather ? Unknown
Fall of the Company ? Felestin the Bard
Friends I Weep For You 1328 Velorna Jalaneth, Bard
Great Changes Aborning 1332 Mintiper Moonsilver
Haunting Me 1275 Jorn Tareth, Bard of Marsember
Helms Full of Blood ? Unknown
In a Dark, Dark Wood ? Unknown
In the Night 1324 Lharanla Tassalan, the Wandering Bard
Jonstan the Rover ? Jaladha Tshamryl, Minstrel of Battledale
Last Lament ? Unknown
Lost and Hapless ? Unknown
Lost Princess Road ? Unknown
My Dark Rune Gone Away 1400 Laramond Stillsilver, Lord Bard of Lalambril
Many Meetings c. 1115 Unknown
My Lady of Ghosts 1347 Mintiper Moonsilver
My Lady of Ghosts 1373 Zaroanra Deltree
My Lady of Shadows 1364 Inder Braelen
My Lady of the Moonlight ? Unknown
My Long Ghostdance 1377 Eleyera “Lady Minstrel” Dree
Nine Stars Around a Silver Moon 1338 Mintiper Moonsilver
No Grave So Warm 1313 Bendilus the Bold Bard of Berdusk
Nobles Have a Certain Spice 1254 Unknown
Oh, Come Let Me Sing ? Unknown
Old Lord Ratterbury 1459 Lalanth Tarntapple, Bard Wayward of Suzail
Our Wizards of War 1360 Unknown
Raise Another Glass of Cheer ? Unknown
Raise High My Cup of Dreams 1351 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
Rhyme of the Road 1359 Revendar the Far-Travelled
Safe Behind Blackbarn’s Shield ? Unknown
Salute to Victorious Warriors ? Unknown
She Walked Out On the Waves ? Unknown
She Was Only a Mermaid in Waterdeep Harbor ? Unknown
Song of the Border Ride 1327 Master Bard Misrath Oorlem
Starfall Pool ? Unknown
Swords and War and Sorrows 1201 Dathglur “the Roaring Bard”
Tears Never Cease 1330 Halindar Droun, Bard of Beregost
Tears On a Crystal Ball 1366 Shandreth of Highmoon
The Ballad of Baerin Boldblade 1421 Thormar Daern, Minstrel of Amn
The Ballad of Battle Ward 1275 Unknown
The Ballad of Blacksaddle ? Laetha the Wanderer
The Ballad of the Dreamweaver c. 1320 Talanthe Truesilver
The Bold Knight and the Terrible Wyrm ? Unknown
The Cormyte’s Boast ? Master Bard Chanthalas
The Dance of Kings 1446 Sarauntra Tynorora, “The She-Bard”
The Dead They March This Day 1348 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
The Dockhand’s Lament 1401 Lune “Minstrelcloak” Ardratha
The Dragon Cried ? Unknown
The Dryad and the Gargoyle ? Unknown
The Fireside Song of Old Adventurers ? Unknown
The Knights of Dragon Down ? Unknown
The Last Ride of Roelvelar Windgauntlet ? Unknown
The Lonely Hunt ? Unknown
The Long and Deadly Dance 1400 Marlarra the Kissing Minstrel
The Lord Constable 1360 Lellara the “Bright Bard” Nareth
The Lord is Unhappy Again 1466 Illur Torlath
The Merry Round 1379 Brundrigro Dree, Minstrel Gnome of Mirabar
The Moon is Down 1314 Jhannath Laree, Lady Bard of Elturel
The Ride of the Lion ? Unknown
The Rider O’er the Moon ? Unknown
The Shining Crown ? Unknown
The Song of the Open Road 1300 Zaunskur Morlcastle, Bard of Starmantle
The Sun Comes Up Again ? Darbrukk Syndylver
The Swords Come Out 1034 Unknown
The Trader’s Song 1306 Dasshara Lornyl, Lady Merchant of Neverwinter
The Wandering Wyrm ? Aldersound Bucklebar, the Halfling Minstrel
The Warlock King ? Unknown
The Witch of the Far Cold Hill ? Unknown
The Wizard’s Tune ? Unknown
This City, Our City 1446 Ondrel Ammandreth, the Minstrel of Castle Ward
Trollsong ? Unknown
Trust Only in Your Sword 1351 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
Unicorn Watch 1379 Brundrigro Dree, Minstrel Gnome of Mirabar
We Go On 1357 Marandur Erilogan, Bard of Waterdeep
Wept by Fireside at Twilight 1336 Unknown
When Mages Go to War 1332 Angarn Dunharp
When Revels Go All Wrong 1150 Orammus “the Black Bard” of Waterdeep
When The Blue Flame Dances 1477 Maerel “Merry Minstrelress” Shael
Wind By the Fireside ? Unknown
Your Castle of Mine 1420 Rauketh “Rory” Trein, Minstrel of the Many Cloaks
-- George Krashos
What's this?
Krash, you've been holding out on me, haven't you? How come you never sent these little notes my way to assist in my own compilation efforts about Realms music? |
| The Sage |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 04:05:54
A wonderful idea, Jeremy. This will serve as a superb supplement to my own comprehensive compilation and detailing of music-related Realmslore -- collected from practically every published resource released by TSR/Wizards.
Would you mind if we collaborate a little on this, in private, since I can probably share my own files with you? You'll no doubt be able to extract further sources for ballad titles and the like from them as well. |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 18 Nov 2014 : 01:49:11
The Fall of the Prideful King is mentioned in The Glass House (FR adventure in Dungeon #15 pg 33). |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 22:03:43
Note to self. Ask George. |
| George Krashos |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 21:23:55
Hmm, I haven't put the product/page references in this list (they would be in my "FR Miscellaneous" books), but here you go. They are set out in Title/Date written/performed/Author format. I'll see if I can dig up the product/page references:
A Dove At Dawn 1329 Ardreth, High Harp of Berdusk
A Little Dark Wisdom 1406 Tamyth Larandree, Lady Minstrel of Mintarn
Alone I Faced the Dragon 1332 Tameldra Anlath, Lady Bard of Baldur’s Gate
Alustriel Comes Calling 1150 Orammus “the Black Bard” of Waterdeep
And I Am Sent to Take Thee 1329 Tanter Hallweather, Bard of Elturel
Another Battle Comes The Morn ? Unknown
Another Bold Night in Brave Cormyr 1407 Andrur Hallowstake, Bard of Wheloon
Another Night in Arabel 1348 Thumbard Voakriss, Minstrel Mighty
Ballad of the Gallant Wastrels ? Unknown
Ballad of the Shadow Storm ? Unknown
Ballad of the Wayfarer ? Synder Gallowglass, the Minstrel of Many Roads
Bleed For Cormyr 682 Tarandar Tendagger, Bard
Dark Lass Gone Away 1364 Unknown
Dauntless Goes A-Brawling 1348 Unknown
Death To All Mages 975 Bendoglaer Syndrath, Bard of Barrowhill
Dragon High, Forever 1328 Unknown
Ever a Hero Be 1344 Thalloviir Vaundruth, Bard of Beregost
Ever Is Weather ? Unknown
Fall of the Company ? Felestin the Bard
Friends I Weep For You 1328 Velorna Jalaneth, Bard
Great Changes Aborning 1332 Mintiper Moonsilver
Haunting Me 1275 Jorn Tareth, Bard of Marsember
Helms Full of Blood ? Unknown
In a Dark, Dark Wood ? Unknown
In the Night 1324 Lharanla Tassalan, the Wandering Bard
Jonstan the Rover ? Jaladha Tshamryl, Minstrel of Battledale
Last Lament ? Unknown
Lost and Hapless ? Unknown
Lost Princess Road ? Unknown
My Dark Rune Gone Away 1400 Laramond Stillsilver, Lord Bard of Lalambril
Many Meetings c. 1115 Unknown
My Lady of Ghosts 1347 Mintiper Moonsilver
My Lady of Ghosts 1373 Zaroanra Deltree
My Lady of Shadows 1364 Inder Braelen
My Lady of the Moonlight ? Unknown
My Long Ghostdance 1377 Eleyera “Lady Minstrel” Dree
Nine Stars Around a Silver Moon 1338 Mintiper Moonsilver
No Grave So Warm 1313 Bendilus the Bold Bard of Berdusk
Nobles Have a Certain Spice 1254 Unknown
Oh, Come Let Me Sing ? Unknown
Old Lord Ratterbury 1459 Lalanth Tarntapple, Bard Wayward of Suzail
Our Wizards of War 1360 Unknown
Raise Another Glass of Cheer ? Unknown
Raise High My Cup of Dreams 1351 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
Rhyme of the Road 1359 Revendar the Far-Travelled
Safe Behind Blackbarn’s Shield ? Unknown
Salute to Victorious Warriors ? Unknown
She Walked Out On the Waves ? Unknown
She Was Only a Mermaid in Waterdeep Harbor ? Unknown
Song of the Border Ride 1327 Master Bard Misrath Oorlem
Starfall Pool ? Unknown
Swords and War and Sorrows 1201 Dathglur “the Roaring Bard”
Tears Never Cease 1330 Halindar Droun, Bard of Beregost
Tears On a Crystal Ball 1366 Shandreth of Highmoon
The Ballad of Baerin Boldblade 1421 Thormar Daern, Minstrel of Amn
The Ballad of Battle Ward 1275 Unknown
The Ballad of Blacksaddle ? Laetha the Wanderer
The Ballad of the Dreamweaver c. 1320 Talanthe Truesilver
The Bold Knight and the Terrible Wyrm ? Unknown
The Cormyte’s Boast ? Master Bard Chanthalas
The Dance of Kings 1446 Sarauntra Tynorora, “The She-Bard”
The Dead They March This Day 1348 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
The Dockhand’s Lament 1401 Lune “Minstrelcloak” Ardratha
The Dragon Cried ? Unknown
The Dryad and the Gargoyle ? Unknown
The Fireside Song of Old Adventurers ? Unknown
The Knights of Dragon Down ? Unknown
The Last Ride of Roelvelar Windgauntlet ? Unknown
The Lonely Hunt ? Unknown
The Long and Deadly Dance 1400 Marlarra the Kissing Minstrel
The Lord Constable 1360 Lellara the “Bright Bard” Nareth
The Lord is Unhappy Again 1466 Illur Torlath
The Merry Round 1379 Brundrigro Dree, Minstrel Gnome of Mirabar
The Moon is Down 1314 Jhannath Laree, Lady Bard of Elturel
The Ride of the Lion ? Unknown
The Rider O’er the Moon ? Unknown
The Shining Crown ? Unknown
The Song of the Open Road 1300 Zaunskur Morlcastle, Bard of Starmantle
The Sun Comes Up Again ? Darbrukk Syndylver
The Swords Come Out 1034 Unknown
The Trader’s Song 1306 Dasshara Lornyl, Lady Merchant of Neverwinter
The Wandering Wyrm ? Aldersound Bucklebar, the Halfling Minstrel
The Warlock King ? Unknown
The Witch of the Far Cold Hill ? Unknown
The Wizard’s Tune ? Unknown
This City, Our City 1446 Ondrel Ammandreth, the Minstrel of Castle Ward
Trollsong ? Unknown
Trust Only in Your Sword 1351 Tethmurra “Lady Bard” Starmar
Unicorn Watch 1379 Brundrigro Dree, Minstrel Gnome of Mirabar
We Go On 1357 Marandur Erilogan, Bard of Waterdeep
Wept by Fireside at Twilight 1336 Unknown
When Mages Go to War 1332 Angarn Dunharp
When Revels Go All Wrong 1150 Orammus “the Black Bard” of Waterdeep
When The Blue Flame Dances 1477 Maerel “Merry Minstrelress” Shael
Wind By the Fireside ? Unknown
Your Castle of Mine 1420 Rauketh “Rory” Trein, Minstrel of the Many Cloaks
-- George Krashos
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| Duneth Despana |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 21:12:57
There are 5 more in Mintiper's chapbook: 'Moonlight's Triumph', 'Leaves of Gold', 'Myth Glaurach', 'Trail of Mists' and 'By Gilded Fire'. |
| Duneth Despana |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 21:08:07
The Knights of Dragon Down; ???; ??? ; 1367 ; Bardic ballad adopted by the patrons of A Pair of Black Antlers in Elturel ;'Volo's Guide to the Sword Coast'. |
| xaeyruudh |
Posted - 17 Nov 2014 : 16:21:22
Ooh, another great thread idea!
"Wind by the Fireside" is in Volo's Guide to the North (pg 1). |
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