Haydn symphonies
E786577
The Haydn symphonies are a corpus of over 100 orchestral works by Joseph Haydn that were crucial in shaping the Classical symphonic form and influencing later composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Haydn symphonies canonical | 2 |
| Haydn's London symphonies | 1 |
| Haydn’s London Symphonies | 1 |
| Haydn’s late symphonies | 1 |
| Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9249877 — 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: Haydn symphonies Context triple: [Symphony No. 49 "La passione", belongsTo, Haydn symphonies]
-
A.
Haydn Symphony No. 52
Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.
-
B.
Haydn The Seasons
Haydn *The Seasons* is a large-scale oratorio by Joseph Haydn that vividly depicts the progression of the four seasons through choral, solo, and orchestral writing.
-
C.
Haydn
Haydn is a surname and given name most famously associated with Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, a central figure in the development of Classical-era music.
-
D.
Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
Haydn's Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" is a dramatic, minor-key symphony famous for its emotional intensity and for the theatrical ending in which musicians leave the stage one by one.
-
E.
Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
- 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: Haydn symphonies Target entity description: The Haydn symphonies are a corpus of over 100 orchestral works by Joseph Haydn that were crucial in shaping the Classical symphonic form and influencing later composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.
-
A.
Haydn Symphony No. 52
Haydn's Symphony No. 52 is a dramatic, minor-key orchestral work often cited as a prime example of his intense Sturm und Drang style.
-
B.
Haydn The Seasons
Haydn *The Seasons* is a large-scale oratorio by Joseph Haydn that vividly depicts the progression of the four seasons through choral, solo, and orchestral writing.
-
C.
Haydn
Haydn is a surname and given name most famously associated with Austrian composer Joseph Haydn, a central figure in the development of Classical-era music.
-
D.
Haydn Symphony No. 45 "Farewell"
Haydn's Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" is a dramatic, minor-key symphony famous for its emotional intensity and for the theatrical ending in which musicians leave the stage one by one.
-
E.
Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work collection
ⓘ
symphony corpus ⓘ |
| approximateCount | around 106 symphonies ⓘ |
| associatedTitleOfComposer | Father of the Symphony GENERATED ⓘ |
| catalogueRange | Hob. I:1–Hob. I:104 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueSystem | Hoboken catalogue NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Joseph Haydn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Habsburg monarchy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| earliestKeyUsage |
C major
ⓘ
D major ⓘ G major ⓘ |
| earliestSymphonies | early symphonies in three movements ⓘ |
| genre | symphony ⓘ |
| historicalReputation | foundation of the Classical symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| influenced |
Classical symphonic form
ⓘ
Franz Schubert NERFINISHED ⓘ Ludwig van Beethoven NERFINISHED ⓘ Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| innovation |
development of sonata form in first movements
ⓘ
expanded role of the minuet ⓘ use of thematic development and motivic unity ⓘ |
| laterPerformanceContext |
public concerts in London
ⓘ
public concerts in Paris ⓘ |
| laterSymphonies | mature symphonies in four movements ⓘ |
| movementStructure | fast–slow–minuet–fast ⓘ |
| musicalPeriod | Classical period ⓘ |
| nicknamedSymphonies |
Symphony No. 100 "Military"
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Symphony No. 101 "Clock" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 104 "London" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 45 "Farewell" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 94 "Surprise" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableSubset |
London symphonies
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Paris symphonies NERFINISHED ⓘ Sturm und Drang symphonies ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | over 100 ⓘ |
| performanceContext | Esterházy court NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryCompositionLocation |
Esterháza
GENERATED
ⓘ
Vienna GENERATED ⓘ |
| significance | crucial in shaping the Classical symphony ⓘ |
| stylisticPhase |
Sturm und Drang period symphonies
ⓘ
early experimental symphonies ⓘ late London symphonies ⓘ middle-period symphonies ⓘ |
| timeSpanOfComposition | c. 1757–1795 ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
classical orchestra
ⓘ
horns ⓘ pairs of woodwinds ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Haydn symphonies Description of subject: The Haydn symphonies are a corpus of over 100 orchestral works by Joseph Haydn that were crucial in shaping the Classical symphonic form and influencing later composers such as Mozart and Beethoven.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 49 "La passione"
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 52 in C minor (Haydn)
this entity surface form:
Haydn's London symphonies
this entity surface form:
Haydn’s London Symphonies
this entity surface form:
Haydn’s twelve London Symphonies
this entity surface form:
Haydn’s late symphonies