HWV 61
E577046
HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| HWV 61 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5935127 — 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 61 Context triple: [Belshazzar, catalogueNumber, HWV 61]
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A.
HWV 260
HWV 260 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
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B.
HWV 54
HWV 54 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Israel in Egypt," a major choral work first performed in 1739.
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C.
HWV 17
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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D.
HWV 259
HWV 259 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
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E.
HWV 348
HWV 348 is one of the orchestral suites that make up George Frideric Handel’s celebrated Water Music.
- 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 61 Target entity description: HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
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A.
HWV 260
HWV 260 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
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B.
HWV 54
HWV 54 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s oratorio "Israel in Egypt," a major choral work first performed in 1739.
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C.
HWV 17
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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D.
HWV 259
HWV 259 is one of George Frideric Handel’s Coronation Anthems, composed for the coronation of a British monarch in the early 18th century.
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E.
HWV 348
HWV 348 is one of the orchestral suites that make up George Frideric Handel’s celebrated Water Music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis entry
ⓘ
musical work catalogue number ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Biblical Book of Daniel
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Old Testament narrative of Belshazzar’s feast ⓘ |
| catalogue | Handel-Werke-Verzeichnis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| cataloguedBy | Bernd Baselt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumberFor | George Frideric Handel’s oratorio Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | George Frideric Handel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German-British ⓘ |
| countryOfComposition | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1744 ⓘ |
| endTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1745-03-27 ⓘ |
| firstPerformancePlace | Covent Garden Theatre, London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
dramatic oratorio
ⓘ
sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Arioch
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ Cyrus NERFINISHED ⓘ Daniel NERFINISHED ⓘ Gobrias NERFINISHED ⓘ Nitocris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasChorus |
Babylonians
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Jewish exiles ⓘ Persians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted | 6th century BC ⓘ |
| historicalSetting | Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Charles Jennens NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Handel’s English oratorios NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period | Baroque ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| refersTo | Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Judas Maccabaeus, HWV 63
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Messiah, HWV 56 NERFINISHED ⓘ Samson, HWV 57 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | solo voices, chorus, orchestra ⓘ |
| startTime | 1744 ⓘ |
| subject | Belshazzar, king of Babylon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| theme |
deliverance of the Jews
ⓘ
divine judgment ⓘ fall of Babylon ⓘ |
| titleOfWork | Belshazzar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workType | oratorio ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: HWV 61 Description of subject: HWV 61 is the catalogue number for George Frideric Handel’s English oratorio "Belshazzar," composed in the mid-18th century.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Belshazzar