Tower of Babel (oratorio)
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Tower of Babel is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven and the subsequent confusion of languages.
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| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Tower of Babel (oratorio) canonical | 1 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
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Tower of Babel NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Anton Rubinstein NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | dramatic oratorio ⓘ |
| genre | sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalSource |
Hebrew Bible
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Old Testament NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart |
choral sections
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orchestral sections ⓘ vocal solo sections ⓘ |
| intendedSetting | sacred concert performance ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
biblical story of the Tower of Babel
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confusion of languages ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven ⓘ |
| partOf | Anton Rubinstein’s sacred oratorios ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
communication breakdown among humans
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limits of human ambition ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
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Judaism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| setting | plain of Shinar NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
divine judgment
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human pride ⓘ origin of different human languages ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
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