“Saturday Night Waltz”
E409004
“Saturday Night Waltz” is a lyrical, folk-inflected dance episode from Aaron Copland’s ballet *Rodeo*, evoking a nostalgic American frontier atmosphere.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| “Saturday Night Waltz” canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4031635 — 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: “Saturday Night Waltz” Context triple: [Rodeo (ballet), hasPart, “Saturday Night Waltz”]
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A.
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
"Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting" is a high-energy rock song by Elton John, known for its aggressive guitar-driven sound and rebellious lyrics about youthful nightlife and brawling.
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B.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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C.
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American comedy film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, known for its blend of crime caper antics and social satire in an urban setting.
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D.
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
"Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" is a popular 1944 pop standard, best known in a hit recording by Frank Sinatra, featuring lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jule Styne.
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E.
Snowflake Waltz
Snowflake Waltz is the shimmering, snowstorm-inspired ensemble dance sequence from George Balanchine’s celebrated staging of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker.
- 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: “Saturday Night Waltz” Target entity description: “Saturday Night Waltz” is a lyrical, folk-inflected dance episode from Aaron Copland’s ballet *Rodeo*, evoking a nostalgic American frontier atmosphere.
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A.
Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting
"Saturday Night’s Alright for Fighting" is a high-energy rock song by Elton John, known for its aggressive guitar-driven sound and rebellious lyrics about youthful nightlife and brawling.
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B.
One O’Clock Jump
One O’Clock Jump is a classic 1937 swing-era jazz instrumental and signature tune of the Count Basie Orchestra, renowned for its riff-based structure and driving rhythm.
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C.
Uptown Saturday Night
Uptown Saturday Night is a 1974 American comedy film starring Sidney Poitier and Bill Cosby, known for its blend of crime caper antics and social satire in an urban setting.
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D.
Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)
"Saturday Night (Is the Loneliest Night of the Week)" is a popular 1944 pop standard, best known in a hit recording by Frank Sinatra, featuring lyrics by Sammy Cahn and music by Jule Styne.
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E.
Snowflake Waltz
Snowflake Waltz is the shimmering, snowstorm-inspired ensemble dance sequence from George Balanchine’s celebrated staging of Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
ⓘ
concert work ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
American classical music
ⓘ
populist American style ⓘ |
| associatedWithConductor |
Arthur Fiedler
ⓘ
Eugene Ormandy ⓘ Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| balletChoreographerOfWork | Agnes de Mille ⓘ |
| basedOn | American folk idioms ⓘ |
| character |
lyrical
ⓘ
nostalgic ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts | American frontier atmosphere ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Rodeo ⓘ |
| followedByInBallet |
“Hoe-Down”
ⓘ
surface form:
Hoe-Down
|
| genre |
ballet music
ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ |
| hasForm | dance episode ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| hasKey | orchestral key scheme used in Rodeo ⓘ |
| hasMelodicSource | American folk-style melodies ⓘ |
| hasMood |
pastoral
ⓘ
tender ⓘ |
| hasMovementType | waltz ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Boston Pops Orchestra recording
ⓘ
New York Philharmonic recording ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryComposerRole | Copland as sole composer ⓘ |
| hasRhythm | triple meter ⓘ |
| hasSetting | American West ranch ⓘ |
| hasTempo | moderate waltz tempo ⓘ |
| hasTheme | romantic rural courtship ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Rodeo
ⓘ
surface form:
Rodeo concert suite
|
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of American frontier nostalgia
ⓘ
integration of folk idioms into symphonic texture ⓘ |
| partOf | Rodeo ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| precededByInBallet |
“Buckaroo Holiday”
ⓘ
surface form:
Buckaroo Holiday
|
| premieredAsPartOf | Rodeo premiere at the Metropolitan Opera House, New York ⓘ |
| premiereDateWork | 1942 ⓘ |
| publisherOfScore | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| style | folk-inflected ⓘ |
| usedAs | standalone concert piece ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: “Saturday Night Waltz” Description of subject: “Saturday Night Waltz” is a lyrical, folk-inflected dance episode from Aaron Copland’s ballet *Rodeo*, evoking a nostalgic American frontier atmosphere.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.