An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise
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An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise is a lively orchestral piece by Peter Maxwell Davies that vividly depicts a boisterous Scottish wedding on Orkney, famously featuring a bagpiper who enters the hall near the end.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Context triple: [Peter Maxwell Davies, notableWork, An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise]
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A.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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B.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
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C.
Queen of the Hebrides
Queen of the Hebrides is the poetic nickname for Islay, a Scottish island famed for its rugged beauty and distinctive peaty single malt whiskies.
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D.
The Village Wedding
The Village Wedding is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a chaotic peasant wedding celebration.
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E.
Purple Wedding
The Purple Wedding is a notorious event in Game of Thrones where King Joffrey Baratheon is dramatically poisoned during his lavish marriage feast, triggering major political upheaval in Westeros.
- 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: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Target entity description: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise is a lively orchestral piece by Peter Maxwell Davies that vividly depicts a boisterous Scottish wedding on Orkney, famously featuring a bagpiper who enters the hall near the end.
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A.
The Wedding
"The Wedding" is a Caroline-era stage comedy by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its witty exploration of courtship, marriage, and social manners.
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B.
A Wedding
"A Wedding" is a 1978 ensemble comedy film directed by Robert Altman that satirically portrays the chaos and social dynamics surrounding an upper-class wedding.
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C.
Queen of the Hebrides
Queen of the Hebrides is the poetic nickname for Islay, a Scottish island famed for its rugged beauty and distinctive peaty single malt whiskies.
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D.
The Village Wedding
The Village Wedding is a lively 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Jan Steen that humorously depicts a chaotic peasant wedding celebration.
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E.
Purple Wedding
The Purple Wedding is a notorious event in Game of Thrones where King Joffrey Baratheon is dramatically poisoned during his lavish marriage feast, triggering major political upheaval in Westeros.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Orkney Islands
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Scottish culture ⓘ |
| characteristic |
lively
ⓘ
programmatic ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | Scottish wedding celebration ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | bagpipes ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasEnding | depiction of sunrise with bright orchestral textures ⓘ |
| hasProgram | narrative of a wedding celebration leading to sunrise ⓘ |
| hasTitleElement |
Orkney
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Sunrise NERFINISHED ⓘ Wedding ⓘ |
| incorporates | Scottish folk idioms ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| mood |
boisterous
ⓘ
festive ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bagpiper enters near the end of the piece
ⓘ
depiction of sunrise in the closing section ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
prominent use of brass and percussion
ⓘ
solo bagpipes at the climax ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionDepicted | Scotland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| setting | Orkney NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | tonal with folk-influenced elements ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 12 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
orchestral pops concert
ⓘ
symphonic concert ⓘ |
| uses | bagpipe drone effects ⓘ |
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Subject: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise Description of subject: An Orkney Wedding, with Sunrise is a lively orchestral piece by Peter Maxwell Davies that vividly depicts a boisterous Scottish wedding on Orkney, famously featuring a bagpiper who enters the hall near the end.
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subject surface form:
Peter Maxwell Davies