Egmont, Op. 84
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Egmont, Op. 84 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic incidental music composed for Goethe’s tragedy "Egmont," renowned for its powerful overture and themes of resistance against oppression.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Egmont (Beethoven overture) | 1 |
| Egmont, Op. 84 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6907884 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Egmont, Op. 84 Context triple: [Egmont, incidentalMusicTitle, Egmont, Op. 84]
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A.
St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
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Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 is a celebrated set of eight Romantic piano pieces by Robert Schumann, known for their contrasting moods and poetic, character-piece style.
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Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
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Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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E.
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 is a dramatic concert overture for orchestra by Johannes Brahms, noted for its dark, turbulent character and powerful orchestral writing.
- 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: Egmont, Op. 84 Target entity description: Egmont, Op. 84 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s dramatic incidental music composed for Goethe’s tragedy "Egmont," renowned for its powerful overture and themes of resistance against oppression.
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A.
St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
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B.
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12
Fantasiestücke, Op. 12 is a celebrated set of eight Romantic piano pieces by Robert Schumann, known for their contrasting moods and poetic, character-piece style.
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C.
Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
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D.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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E.
Tragic Overture, Op. 81
Tragic Overture, Op. 81 is a dramatic concert overture for orchestra by Johannes Brahms, noted for its dark, turbulent character and powerful orchestral writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert overture
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incidental music ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Austrian resistance to Napoleon
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Napoleonic Wars era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOn | Egmont (play) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 84 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Theater an der Wien NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1809–1810 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Princess Maria von Lobkowitz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue | Burgtheater, Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1810 ⓘ |
| genre |
incidental music
ⓘ
overture ⓘ |
| hasTextBy | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later 19th-century programmatic overtures ⓘ |
| key | F minor ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Entr’acte I
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Entr’acte II NERFINISHED ⓘ Entr’acte III NERFINISHED ⓘ Entr’acte IV NERFINISHED ⓘ Entr’acte V NERFINISHED ⓘ Lied (Die Trommel gerühret) NERFINISHED ⓘ Melodrama I NERFINISHED ⓘ Melodrama II NERFINISHED ⓘ Overture ⓘ Siegessymphonie (Victory Symphony) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notablePart | Egmont Overture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Herbert von Karajan – Berlin Philharmonic (Egmont Overture)
NERFINISHED
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Leonard Bernstein – Vienna Philharmonic (Egmont Overture) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 84 ⓘ |
| overtureApproximateDuration | 8–9 minutes ⓘ |
| overtureForm | sonata form ⓘ |
| overtureKey | F minor ⓘ |
| period | Classical ⓘ |
| placeComposed | Vienna NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring |
chorus
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narrator ⓘ orchestra ⓘ solo voice ⓘ |
| style | Beethovenian heroic style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Count Egmont
NERFINISHED
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Dutch resistance to Spanish rule ⓘ |
| theme |
heroic sacrifice
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resistance against oppression ⓘ |
| workNumberInBeethovenOeuvre | 84 ⓘ |
| yearCompleted | 1810 ⓘ |
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