Song of India
E490482
"Song of India" is a popular jazz and big band standard, adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Sadko," that became widely known through Tommy Dorsey’s recording.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Song of India canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5056681 — 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: Song of India Context triple: [Tommy Dorsey, notableWork, Song of India]
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A.
Heart of India
Heart of India is a popular nickname for the centrally located Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, reflecting its geographic and cultural significance within the country.
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B.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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C.
Natsamrat
Natsamrat is a celebrated Marathi play, widely regarded as a landmark work in Indian theatre for its powerful portrayal of an aging stage actor confronting loss, legacy, and mortality.
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D.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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E.
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda is a 1992 Hindi art film directed by Shyam Benegal, known for its nonlinear narrative and exploration of truth, memory, and storytelling through intertwined love stories.
- 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: Song of India Target entity description: "Song of India" is a popular jazz and big band standard, adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Sadko," that became widely known through Tommy Dorsey’s recording.
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A.
Heart of India
Heart of India is a popular nickname for the centrally located Indian state of Madhya Pradesh, reflecting its geographic and cultural significance within the country.
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B.
Star of India
The Star of India is a historic emblem and chivalric order created by the British Crown to honor loyalty and service among princes and officials in colonial India.
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C.
Natsamrat
Natsamrat is a celebrated Marathi play, widely regarded as a landmark work in Indian theatre for its powerful portrayal of an aging stage actor confronting loss, legacy, and mortality.
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D.
Palashi
Palashi is a town in West Bengal, India, historically renowned as the site of the pivotal 1757 Battle of Plassey that marked the beginning of major British colonial dominance in India.
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E.
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda
Suraj Ka Satvan Ghoda is a 1992 Hindi art film directed by Shyam Benegal, known for its nonlinear narrative and exploration of truth, memory, and storytelling through intertwined love stories.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
big band standard
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jazz standard ⓘ |
| adaptationType | classical-to-jazz adaptation ⓘ |
| associatedWithEra | Swing Era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Sadko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerOfSourceWork | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOriginOfSourceWork | Russia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| derivedFrom | aria from the opera Sadko ⓘ |
| genre |
big band
ⓘ
jazz ⓘ |
| hasArrangementTradition |
dance band arrangements
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instrumental jazz versions ⓘ |
| hasMelodicOrigin | Russian classical music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | song ⓘ |
| hasStyleCharacteristic |
lyrical melody
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romantic character ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Romantic-era Russian orchestral style ⓘ |
| instrumentationInFamousRecording | trombone-led arrangement ⓘ |
| languageOfOriginalMelody | Russian ⓘ |
| notableIn | big band discography of Tommy Dorsey ⓘ |
| notableRecordingBy | Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingPerformer | Tommy Dorsey and His Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkComposer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalWorkGenre | opera ⓘ |
| originalWorkTitle | Sadko NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
American jazz repertoire
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big band repertoire ⓘ |
| popularizedInDecade | 1930s ⓘ |
| sourceWorkTitleLanguage | Russian ⓘ |
| usedAs | showcase for trombone soloists ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Song of India Description of subject: "Song of India" is a popular jazz and big band standard, adapted from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "Sadko," that became widely known through Tommy Dorsey’s recording.
Referenced by (1)
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