In the Hall of the Mountain King
E694995
"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| In the Hall of the Mountain King canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7819396 — 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: In the Hall of the Mountain King Context triple: [Edvard Grieg, hasSignatureWork, In the Hall of the Mountain King]
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A.
Brudeferd i Hardanger
Brudeferd i Hardanger is a famous 1848 Norwegian Romantic painting by Adolph Tidemand (with Hans Gude) depicting a traditional bridal procession set against the dramatic fjord landscape of Hardanger.
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B.
Guldhornene
Guldhornene is a famous Romantic poem by Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger that reflects on the loss of the ancient Golden Horns and the spiritual value of national heritage.
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C.
Løten
Løten is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its agricultural landscape and historic connections to painter Edvard Munch.
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D.
Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
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E.
Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
- 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: In the Hall of the Mountain King Target entity description: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.
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A.
Brudeferd i Hardanger
Brudeferd i Hardanger is a famous 1848 Norwegian Romantic painting by Adolph Tidemand (with Hans Gude) depicting a traditional bridal procession set against the dramatic fjord landscape of Hardanger.
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B.
Guldhornene
Guldhornene is a famous Romantic poem by Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger that reflects on the loss of the ancient Golden Horns and the spiritual value of national heritage.
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C.
Løten
Løten is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its agricultural landscape and historic connections to painter Edvard Munch.
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D.
Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
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E.
Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
movement
ⓘ
orchestral piece ⓘ |
| arrangedAs |
concert band arrangement
ⓘ
orchestral suite movement ⓘ piano solo ⓘ |
| basedOn | Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Henrik Ibsen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| characterFeatured |
Mountain King
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Edvard Grieg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Norway ⓘ |
| dynamicCharacteristic | gradually increases in volume ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| famousFor |
gradually intensifying tempo and dynamics
ⓘ
iconic, easily recognizable main theme ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1876 ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
program music ⓘ |
| includedIn | Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mood |
dramatic
ⓘ
menacing ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| narrativeContext | Peer Gynt is chased by trolls NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
frequent use in popular culture
ⓘ
repetitive theme that builds in intensity ⓘ use of ostinato ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 23 (as part of the incidental music) ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatrical incidental music ⓘ |
| partOf |
Peer Gynt, Op. 23
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
incidental music to Peer Gynt ⓘ |
| popularCultureUse |
advertising
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film soundtracks ⓘ television ⓘ video games ⓘ |
| positionInSuite | final movement of Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 ⓘ |
| publisher | C. F. Peters (early editions) ⓘ |
| sectionOf | Act II of Peer Gynt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| setting | troll king’s hall ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | gradually accelerates ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 4/4 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: In the Hall of the Mountain King Description of subject: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.
Referenced by (1)
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