Scapino Overture
E212120
Scapino Overture is a lively, comic concert overture by English composer William Walton, inspired by the mischievous commedia dell’arte character Scapino.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Scapino Overture canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1901479 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Scapino Overture Context triple: [William Walton, notableWork, Scapino Overture]
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A.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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B.
Madrigalejo
Madrigalejo is a small municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, historically noted as the place where King Ferdinand II of Aragon died.
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C.
Les Indes galantes (Rameau)
Les Indes galantes is a 1735 opéra-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau that combines exotic-themed dance, vocal music, and spectacle, and is considered one of the composer’s most celebrated stage works.
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D.
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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E.
Concierto barroco
Concierto barroco is a novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque music, historical figures, and magical realism in a playful, time-bending narrative.
- 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: Scapino Overture Target entity description: Scapino Overture is a lively, comic concert overture by English composer William Walton, inspired by the mischievous commedia dell’arte character Scapino.
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A.
L'Orfeo
L'Orfeo is a pioneering early Baroque opera by Claudio Monteverdi, often regarded as one of the first great masterpieces of the operatic repertoire.
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B.
Madrigalejo
Madrigalejo is a small municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, historically noted as the place where King Ferdinand II of Aragon died.
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C.
Les Indes galantes (Rameau)
Les Indes galantes is a 1735 opéra-ballet by Jean-Philippe Rameau that combines exotic-themed dance, vocal music, and spectacle, and is considered one of the composer’s most celebrated stage works.
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D.
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music
Gluck’s Orfeo ed Euridice ballet music is the orchestral dance and ballet score composed by Christoph Willibald Gluck for his reform opera "Orfeo ed Euridice," noted for its graceful melodies and dramatic expressiveness.
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E.
Concierto barroco
Concierto barroco is a novel by Cuban writer Alejo Carpentier that blends baroque music, historical figures, and magical realism in a playful, time-bending narrative.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert overture
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
20th-century British music
ⓘ
William Walton’s orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| basedOn | commedia dell’arte traditions ⓘ |
| characterInspiration |
mischievous character
ⓘ
trickster figure ⓘ |
| composer | William Walton ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
comic overture ⓘ |
| hasPart |
fast sections
ⓘ
lyrical sections ⓘ |
| hasTitleCharacter |
Brighella
ⓘ
surface form:
Scapino
|
| inspiredBy |
Brighella
ⓘ
surface form:
Scapino
Commedia dell’arte ⓘ
surface form:
commedia dell’arte
|
| intendedUse | concert performance ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementStructure | single-movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
brilliant orchestration
ⓘ
humorous character ⓘ rhythmic vitality ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
recorded classical repertoire
ⓘ
symphony concerts ⓘ |
| portrays | mischief and comic intrigue ⓘ |
| scoring | orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
comic
ⓘ
lively ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological analysis
ⓘ
orchestral recordings ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal with modern harmonies ⓘ |
| workPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Scapino Overture Description of subject: Scapino Overture is a lively, comic concert overture by English composer William Walton, inspired by the mischievous commedia dell’arte character Scapino.
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