Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" canonical	7
Jeremiah Symphony	2
contrasts with solemn sections of Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312830 — 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: Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Context triple: [Leonard Bernstein, notableWork, Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"]

A. “Scotch Symphony”
“Scotch Symphony” is a neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Felix Mendelssohn’s music, inspired by the composer’s Scottish Symphony.
B. Opus 100
Opus 100 is a commemorative collection by Isaac Asimov that showcases excerpts and essays from his first hundred published books, reflecting the breadth of his work in science fiction and popular science.
C. Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
D. Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is the famous choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, widely recognized as a universal anthem of unity and brotherhood and used as the official anthem of the European Union.
E. Swiss Psalm
The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland, known for its solemn, hymn-like melody and lyrics that praise the country's natural beauty and divine protection.
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: Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Target entity description: Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.

A. “Scotch Symphony”
“Scotch Symphony” is a neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Felix Mendelssohn’s music, inspired by the composer’s Scottish Symphony.
B. Opus 100
Opus 100 is a commemorative collection by Isaac Asimov that showcases excerpts and essays from his first hundred published books, reflecting the breadth of his work in science fiction and popular science.
C. Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
D. Ode to Joy
"Ode to Joy" is the famous choral finale of Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, widely recognized as a universal anthem of unity and brotherhood and used as the official anthem of the European Union.
E. Swiss Psalm
The Swiss Psalm is the national anthem of Switzerland, known for its solemn, hymn-like melody and lyrics that praise the country's natural beauty and divine protection.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
awarded	New York Music Critics' Circle Award ⓘ
awardYear	1944 ⓘ
basedOn	Book of Jeremiah ⓘ
catalogNumber	Bernstein Symphony No. 1 ⓘ
composer	Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
compositionEndYear	1943 ⓘ
compositionPeriod	early career of Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
compositionStartYear	1942 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Felicia Montealegre ⓘ
duration	approximately 25 minutes ⓘ
firstRecordingYear	1940s ⓘ
genre	20th-century classical music ⓘ choral symphony ⓘ
hasMovement	Lamentation ⓘ Profanation ⓘ Prophecy ⓘ
hasVocalPartInMovement	Lamentation ⓘ
helpedEstablishReputationOf	Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
historicalContext	composed during World War II ⓘ
inspiredBy	Tanakh ⓘ surface form: Hebrew Bible
key	E minor ⓘ
language	Hebrew ⓘ
movementCount	3 ⓘ
notableFor	early demonstration of Bernstein's serious compositional style ⓘ integration of Hebrew liturgical text into symphonic form ⓘ
numberInSeries	1 ⓘ
premiereCity	Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania ⓘ surface form: Pittsburgh
premiereConductor	Leonard Bernstein ⓘ
premiereCountry	United States of America ⓘ surface form: United States
premiereDate	1944-01-28 ⓘ
premiereOrchestra	Pittsburgh Symphony Orchestra ⓘ
publisher	Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ
scoring	mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ orchestra ⓘ
textLanguage	Hebrew ⓘ
textSource	Lamentations ⓘ surface form: Lamentations of Jeremiah
theme	Jewish identity ⓘ destruction of Jerusalem ⓘ faith and doubt ⓘ lamentation ⓘ profanation ⓘ prophecy ⓘ
vocalPartType	mezzo-soprano solo in final movement ⓘ
voiceType	mezzo-soprano ⓘ

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Referenced by (10)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Leonard Bernstein → notableWork → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Louis Bernstein → notableWork → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Profanation → partOf → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Profanation → characterContrastWithWork → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

this entity surface form: contrasts with solemn sections of Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"

Profanation → hasKeyWork → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Profanation → usesOrchestralForcesOf → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Lamentation → partOf → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Lamentation → premieredAsPartOf → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

Lamentation → movementOf → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ

this entity surface form: Jeremiah Symphony

Bernstein Symphony No. 1 → alsoKnownAs → Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ