Songs Without Words
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Songs Without Words is a celebrated series of short lyrical piano pieces by Felix Mendelssohn that emulate the expressive qualities of vocal music without using sung text.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lieder ohne Worte | 1 |
| Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words) | 1 |
| Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b–102 | 1 |
| Songs Without Words canonical | 1 |
| Songs without Words | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2048299 — 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: Songs Without Words Context triple: [Felix Mendelssohn, notableWork, Songs Without Words]
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A.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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B.
Caprice for Three
Caprice for Three is a contemporary classical piece for three string soloists, featured on the collaborative album "Appalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor.
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C.
Nocturne: The Piano Album
Nocturne: The Piano Album is a studio album by Japanese composer and pianist Tatsuya Yoshida, featuring contemplative, piano-focused instrumental pieces.
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D.
Schwanengesang
Schwanengesang is a posthumously published collection of Franz Schubert’s late lieder, renowned for its emotional depth and expressive settings of German Romantic poetry.
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E.
Cello Suites
The Cello Suites are a set of six iconic solo cello compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their expressive depth and technical demands, and considered foundational works in the cello repertoire.
- 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: Songs Without Words Target entity description: Songs Without Words is a celebrated series of short lyrical piano pieces by Felix Mendelssohn that emulate the expressive qualities of vocal music without using sung text.
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A.
Piano Variations
Piano Variations is a stark, modernist solo piano piece by Aaron Copland, noted for its rigorous use of a single theme and its influential role in American 20th-century music.
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B.
Caprice for Three
Caprice for Three is a contemporary classical piece for three string soloists, featured on the collaborative album "Appalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor.
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C.
Nocturne: The Piano Album
Nocturne: The Piano Album is a studio album by Japanese composer and pianist Tatsuya Yoshida, featuring contemplative, piano-focused instrumental pieces.
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D.
Schwanengesang
Schwanengesang is a posthumously published collection of Franz Schubert’s late lieder, renowned for its emotional depth and expressive settings of German Romantic poetry.
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E.
Cello Suites
The Cello Suites are a set of six iconic solo cello compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for their expressive depth and technical demands, and considered foundational works in the cello repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano composition series
ⓘ
solo piano work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Songs Without Words
ⓘ
surface form:
Lieder ohne Worte
Songs Without Words ⓘ
surface form:
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b–102
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| catalogueNumber | Op. 19b, 30, 38, 53, 62, 67, 85, 102 ⓘ |
| composer | Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | various individuals ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1832 ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
absence of sung text
ⓘ
accompanimental left-hand patterns ⓘ expressive melody in right hand ⓘ |
| hasForm | character piece ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Op. 102
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Op. 19b ⓘ Op. 30 ⓘ Op. 38 ⓘ Op. 53 ⓘ Op. 62 ⓘ Op. 67 ⓘ Op. 85 ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | one of Mendelssohn’s most popular piano works ⓘ |
| inCollection | Mendelssohn piano works ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Romantic piano miniatures
ⓘ
song-like piano writing in the 19th century ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | vocal music ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| intendedSetting |
domestic music-making
ⓘ
salon performance ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementCountPerOpus | 6 ⓘ |
| musicalKey | various keys ⓘ |
| notablePiece |
Duetto
ⓘ
Funeral March ⓘ Hunting Song ⓘ Spring Song ⓘ Barcarolle ⓘ
surface form:
Venetian Boat Song
|
| numberOfPieces | 48 ⓘ |
| period |
Romantic period in music
ⓘ
surface form:
Romantic era
|
| placeOfComposition | various locations in Europe ⓘ |
| publicationPeriod | 1832–1845 ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ |
| style |
lyrical
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song-like ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | short pieces ⓘ |
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Subject: Songs Without Words Description of subject: Songs Without Words is a celebrated series of short lyrical piano pieces by Felix Mendelssohn that emulate the expressive qualities of vocal music without using sung text.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Lieder ohne Worte (Songs Without Words)
this entity surface form:
Lieder ohne Worte
this entity surface form:
Lieder ohne Worte, Op. 19b–102
this entity surface form:
Songs without Words