Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev
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"Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev is a 1936 symphonic fairy tale for children that uses distinct orchestral instruments to represent characters in a narrated story.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3240940 — 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: Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev Context triple: [Make Mine Music, basedOn, Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev]
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The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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B.
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C.
Theme and Variations (final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 3)
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Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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E.
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.
- 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: Peter and the Wolf by Sergei Prokofiev Target entity description: "Peter and the Wolf" by Sergei Prokofiev is a 1936 symphonic fairy tale for children that uses distinct orchestral instruments to represent characters in a narrated story.
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A.
The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
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B.
The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
"The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.
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C.
Theme and Variations (final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 3)
"Theme and Variations (final movement of Tchaikovsky’s Orchestral Suite No. 3)" is a large-scale orchestral set of variations renowned for its lyrical main theme, virtuosic writing, and symphonic breadth that anticipates the style of Tchaikovsky’s later works.
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D.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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E.
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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programmatic composition ⓘ symphonic fairy tale ⓘ |
| authorOfText | Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 67 ⓘ |
| characterRepresentation |
Bird
ⓘ
the Cat ⓘ
surface form:
Cat
the Duck ⓘ
surface form:
Duck
Grandfather ⓘ Hunters ⓘ Peter ⓘ Wolf ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Central Children's Theatre, Moscow
ⓘ
surface form:
Central Children’s Theatre, Moscow
Natalya Sats ⓘ |
| composer | Sergei Prokofiev ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| educationalPurpose | introduce children to orchestral instruments ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
children’s concert repertoire
ⓘ
music education in schools ⓘ |
| genre |
children’s music
ⓘ
narrated orchestral work ⓘ |
| hasKeyFeature |
didactic explanation of instruments
ⓘ
leitmotifs for each character ⓘ spoken narration over music ⓘ |
| instrumentRepresents |
Bird – flute
ⓘ
Cat – clarinet ⓘ Duck – oboe ⓘ Grandfather – bassoon ⓘ Hunters – woodwind and trumpet with percussion ⓘ Peter – string section ⓘ Wolf – three French horns ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | children ⓘ |
| languageOfNarration | Russian ⓘ |
| narrationRequired | yes ⓘ |
| narratorRole | tells the story over orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| notableAdaptationType |
animated film
ⓘ
ballet ⓘ recorded narration with orchestra ⓘ television special ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Moscow ⓘ |
| structure | single movement with sections ⓘ |
| theme |
consequences of disobedience
ⓘ
courage of a young boy ⓘ interaction between humans and nature ⓘ |
| typicalNarrators |
actors
ⓘ
conductors ⓘ public figures ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1936 ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1936 ⓘ |
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