The Seven Ages
E202825
The Seven Ages is a section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety," inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem and reflecting stages of human psychological and spiritual development.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Seven Ages canonical | 2 |
| All the world’s a stage | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Ages Context triple: [Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety", hasPart, The Seven Ages]
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A.
Of Youth and Age
"Of Youth and Age" is a short philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of youth and old age in matters of judgment, action, and leadership.
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B.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
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C.
The Ages
"The Ages" is a reflective poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the progression of human history and the moral development of civilization.
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D.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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E.
Shakespeare; or, the Poet
"Shakespeare; or, the Poet" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines William Shakespeare’s genius and significance as the archetypal poet, included as one of the portraits in his collection "Representative Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Seven Ages Target entity description: The Seven Ages is a section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety," inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem and reflecting stages of human psychological and spiritual development.
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A.
Of Youth and Age
"Of Youth and Age" is a short philosophical essay by Francis Bacon that contrasts the strengths and weaknesses of youth and old age in matters of judgment, action, and leadership.
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B.
Ages of Man
Ages of Man is an ancient Greek myth, famously recounted by Hesiod, that divides human history into successive declining eras from a Golden Age to an Iron Age.
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C.
The Ages
"The Ages" is a reflective poem by William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the progression of human history and the moral development of civilization.
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D.
The Seven Oft-Repeated
The Seven Oft-Repeated is a revered title for Surah Al-Fatiha, the opening chapter of the Qur’an that is recited in every unit of Muslim prayer.
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E.
Shakespeare; or, the Poet
"Shakespeare; or, the Poet" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines William Shakespeare’s genius and significance as the archetypal poet, included as one of the portraits in his collection "Representative Men."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral section
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedTheme |
existential anxiety
ⓘ
modern alienation ⓘ search for identity ⓘ spiritual quest ⓘ |
| basedOn | W. H. Auden’s poem "The Age of Anxiety: A Baroque Eclogue" ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
orchestra
ⓘ
solo piano ⓘ |
| follows | The Prologue ⓘ |
| genreOfWork | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Age I
ⓘ
Age II ⓘ Age III ⓘ Age IV ⓘ Age V ⓘ Age VI ⓘ Age VII ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post–World War II era ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
W. H. Auden
ⓘ
The Age of Anxiety ⓘ
surface form:
poem "The Age of Anxiety"
|
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| linkedToLiteraryMovement | modernism ⓘ |
| linkedToPhilosophicalTheme | human condition in the 20th century ⓘ |
| movementNumberWithinPart | 1 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
ⓘ
surface form:
Part I of Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" ⓘ |
| precedes | The Seven Stages ⓘ |
| premiereConductorOfWork | Serge Koussevitzky ⓘ |
| premieredWithOrchestra | Boston Symphony Orchestra ⓘ |
| premiereWork | Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" ⓘ |
| premiereYearOfWork | 1949 ⓘ |
| reflects |
stages of human psychological development
ⓘ
stages of human spiritual development ⓘ |
| structureRelatedTo | seven symbolic life stages ⓘ |
| usesForm | variation-like sectional form ⓘ |
| workKey | tonally varied ⓘ |
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Subject: The Seven Ages Description of subject: The Seven Ages is a section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety," inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem and reflecting stages of human psychological and spiritual development.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
All the world’s a stage