Adagio for Strings
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Adagio for Strings is a widely acclaimed orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, renowned for its poignant, elegiac character and frequent use in solemn and memorial contexts.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Adagio for Strings canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Adagio for Strings Context triple: [Samuel Barber, notableWork, Adagio for Strings]
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A.
Water Concerto
Water Concerto is a contemporary percussion concerto by Chinese composer Tan Dun that features innovative use of water as a primary musical instrument and sound source.
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B.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
Boléro
Boléro is a famous orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, renowned for its hypnotic repeating melody and gradual, relentless crescendo.
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E.
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label renowned for releasing film and television soundtracks and scores.
- 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: Adagio for Strings Target entity description: Adagio for Strings is a widely acclaimed orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, renowned for its poignant, elegiac character and frequent use in solemn and memorial contexts.
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A.
Water Concerto
Water Concerto is a contemporary percussion concerto by Chinese composer Tan Dun that features innovative use of water as a primary musical instrument and sound source.
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B.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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D.
Boléro
Boléro is a famous orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, renowned for its hypnotic repeating melody and gradual, relentless crescendo.
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E.
Varèse Sarabande
Varèse Sarabande is a record label renowned for releasing film and television soundtracks and scores.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
adagio
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedEmotion |
grief
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lamentation ⓘ mourning ⓘ pathos ⓘ |
| basedOn | String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Samuel Barber works list ⓘ |
| composer | Samuel Barber ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| criticalReputation |
considered one of the most recognizable pieces of American classical music
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widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1936 ⓘ |
| derivedFromMovement | second movement of String Quartet in B minor, Op. 11 ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasVocalArrangement | Agnus Dei ⓘ |
| key | B-flat minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| mood | solemn ⓘ |
| notableArrangementByComposer | Agnus Dei for chorus and organ ⓘ |
| notableUseContext |
commemorations of national tragedies
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film soundtracks ⓘ funeral ceremonies ⓘ memorial services ⓘ radio memorial programs ⓘ state occasions of mourning ⓘ television broadcasts ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 11 ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | string orchestra ⓘ |
| period | modern era ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | New York City ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Arturo Toscanini ⓘ |
| premiereOrchestra |
NBC Symphony Orchestra (historical)
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surface form:
NBC Symphony Orchestra
|
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| style |
elegiac
ⓘ
poignant ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Adagio ⓘ |
| texture |
homophonic
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lyrical melodic line over sustained harmonies ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Slow movement for strings ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | tonal with extended chromaticism ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
approximately 8 minutes
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approximately 9 minutes ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
gradual dynamic climax
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rich string harmonies ⓘ sustained string lines ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1938 ⓘ |
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Subject: Adagio for Strings Description of subject: Adagio for Strings is a widely acclaimed orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, renowned for its poignant, elegiac character and frequent use in solemn and memorial contexts.
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