Complex sentence: The ballades were also inspired by a reading of Adam Mickiewicz'poems-and rather than a musical paraphrase of selections of text from these poems, Chopin's ballades reflect the common spirit of patriotism towards Poland which he and Mickiewicz shares and cherishes.
Split into simpler sentences: The ballades were also inspired by a reading of Adam Mickiewicz'poems. Rather than a musical paraphrase of selections of text from these poems, Chopin's ballades reflect the common spirit of patriotism towards Poland which he and Mickiewicz shares and cherishes.