Waltz of the Flowers
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"Waltz of the Flowers" is a famous, lyrically flowing orchestral dance from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featured as one of its most iconic and climactic ensemble pieces.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Waltz of the Flowers canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1922347 — 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: Waltz of the Flowers Context triple: [The Nutcracker (Balanchine version), includesNumber, Waltz of the Flowers]
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A.
The Carousel Waltz
The Carousel Waltz is the sweeping orchestral prelude that opens the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," renowned for its lush melodies and evocative depiction of a bustling fairground.
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B.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
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C.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Dance of the Clairvoyants
"Dance of the Clairvoyants" is an experimental, synth-driven rock song by Pearl Jam that marked a stylistic departure for the band upon its release as a single from their 2020 album "Gigaton."
- 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: Waltz of the Flowers Target entity description: "Waltz of the Flowers" is a famous, lyrically flowing orchestral dance from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featured as one of its most iconic and climactic ensemble pieces.
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A.
The Carousel Waltz
The Carousel Waltz is the sweeping orchestral prelude that opens the Rodgers and Hammerstein musical "Carousel," renowned for its lush melodies and evocative depiction of a bustling fairground.
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B.
The Dancing Couple
The Dancing Couple is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a boisterous village celebration with dancing peasants and chaotic revelry.
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C.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
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D.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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E.
Dance of the Clairvoyants
"Dance of the Clairvoyants" is an experimental, synth-driven rock song by Pearl Jam that marked a stylistic departure for the band upon its release as a single from their 2020 album "Gigaton."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet music
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ waltz ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christmas season
ⓘ
holiday performances ⓘ |
| basedOn |
The Nutcracker (adaptation)
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surface form:
E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King" (via the ballet)
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| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 18 December 1892 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace |
Mariinsky Theatre
ⓘ
surface form:
Mariinsky Theatre, Saint Petersburg
|
| firstPerformanceWorkContext | premiere production of The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
romantic music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | Op. 71 (as part of The Nutcracker) ⓘ |
| hasForm | ternary-like large-scale dance form ⓘ |
| includedIn |
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutcracker orchestral suite
various Nutcracker ballet selections ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| movementNumber | No. 13 ⓘ |
| movementType | ensemble dance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
prominent harp cadenza
ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ sweeping melodic lines ⓘ use in concert suites from The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
harp ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Вальс цветов ⓘ |
| originalTitleLanguage | ru ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
ⓘ
surface form:
The Nutcracker
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| popularIn |
ballet performances
ⓘ
concert repertoire ⓘ film and television soundtracks ⓘ |
| positionInWork |
finale of the ballet proper
ⓘ
one of the climactic ensemble dances ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Act II of The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| style |
dance-like
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lyrical ⓘ |
| tempoMarkingType | waltz tempo ⓘ |
| usedFor |
background music in media
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classical ballet choreography ⓘ figure skating competitions ⓘ figure skating exhibitions ⓘ figure skating programs ⓘ |
| workKey | D major (commonly cited) ⓘ |
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Subject: Waltz of the Flowers Description of subject: "Waltz of the Flowers" is a famous, lyrically flowing orchestral dance from Tchaikovsky’s ballet *The Nutcracker*, often featured as one of its most iconic and climactic ensemble pieces.
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