Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich
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Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich is a choral symphony that sets Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poems to music in a powerful condemnation of antisemitism, political repression, and historical injustice in the Soviet Union.
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| Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich canonical | 1 |
| Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar” by Dmitri Shostakovich | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich Context triple: [Babi Yar massacre, inspiredWork, Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich]
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Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony is a five-movement orchestral work notable for its unusual structure, predominantly dance-like character, and bright, optimistic tone compared to many of the composer's later symphonies.
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Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
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E.
Bernstein Symphony No. 1
Bernstein Symphony No. 1 is Leonard Bernstein’s first symphony, subtitled "Jeremiah," known for its integration of Hebrew texts and its expressive reflection on themes of faith and crisis.
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- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich Target entity description: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich is a choral symphony that sets Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poems to music in a powerful condemnation of antisemitism, political repression, and historical injustice in the Soviet Union.
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A.
Stravinsky Symphony of Psalms
Stravinsky's Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral work composed in 1930 that sets Latin psalm texts in a stark, neoclassical style.
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B.
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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C.
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony is a five-movement orchestral work notable for its unusual structure, predominantly dance-like character, and bright, optimistic tone compared to many of the composer's later symphonies.
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D.
Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
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E.
Bernstein Symphony No. 1
Bernstein Symphony No. 1 is Leonard Bernstein’s first symphony, subtitled "Jeremiah," known for its integration of Hebrew texts and its expressive reflection on themes of faith and crisis.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Subject: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich Description of subject: Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich is a choral symphony that sets Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poems to music in a powerful condemnation of antisemitism, political repression, and historical injustice in the Soviet Union.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
poem "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
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inspiredWork
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Symphony No. 13 "Babi Yar" by Dmitri Shostakovich
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subject surface form:
Babi Yar (poem)
this entity surface form:
Symphony No. 13 “Babi Yar” by Dmitri Shostakovich