HWV 17
E566932
HWV 17 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Giulio Cesare," one of his most celebrated and frequently performed Baroque operas.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| HWV 17 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5934755 — 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: HWV 17 Context triple: [Giulio Cesare, hasCatalogueNumber, HWV 17]
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A.
HWV 348
HWV 348 is one of the orchestral suites that make up George Frideric Handel’s celebrated Water Music.
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Suite in G major
Suite in G major is one of the orchestral suites by George Frideric Handel, known for its lively dance movements and prominent use of brass and strings within the larger Water Music collection.
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BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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D.
Suite in F major
Suite in F major is one of the orchestral suites from George Frideric Handel’s Water Music, known for its lively dance movements and festive character.
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E.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
- 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: HWV 17 Target entity description: HWV 17 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Giulio Cesare," one of his most celebrated and frequently performed Baroque operas.
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A.
HWV 348
HWV 348 is one of the orchestral suites that make up George Frideric Handel’s celebrated Water Music.
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B.
Suite in G major
Suite in G major is one of the orchestral suites by George Frideric Handel, known for its lively dance movements and prominent use of brass and strings within the larger Water Music collection.
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C.
BWV 1079
BWV 1079 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s "Musical Offering," a collection of canons and fugues based on a theme given to him by Frederick the Great.
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D.
Suite in F major
Suite in F major is one of the orchestral suites from George Frideric Handel’s Water Music, known for its lively dance movements and festive character.
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E.
BWV 232
BWV 232 is Johann Sebastian Bach’s monumental Mass in B minor, a cornerstone of the choral and sacred music repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | events from the Roman Civil War in Egypt ⓘ |
| catalogue | Händel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | HWV 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterType | castrato roles originally written for high male voices ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerStyle | features extensive da capo arias ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| era | early 18th century ⓘ |
| genre | opera seria ⓘ |
| historicalFigureDepicted |
Cleopatra VII
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Julius Caesar NERFINISHED ⓘ Ptolemy XIII NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| librettist | Nicola Francesco Haym NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Cleopatra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cornelia NERFINISHED ⓘ Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ Sesto NERFINISHED ⓘ Tolomeo NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernPerformancePractice | castrato roles often sung by countertenors or mezzo-sopranos ⓘ |
| notableAria |
Da tempeste il legno infranto
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Piangerò la sorte mia NERFINISHED ⓘ Se pietà di me non senti ⓘ Va tacito e nascosto ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature | prominent use of horns in some arias ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereCity | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre | King’s Theatre, Haymarket NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of Handel’s most celebrated operas
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one of the most frequently performed Baroque operas ⓘ |
| setting | Alexandria, Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| structure | three acts ⓘ |
| style | Baroque opera ⓘ |
| subject | Julius Caesar in Egypt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| title | Giulio Cesare NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workNumberInCatalogue | 17 ⓘ |
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Subject: HWV 17 Description of subject: HWV 17 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s opera "Giulio Cesare," one of his most celebrated and frequently performed Baroque operas.
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