Ride of the Valkyries
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Ride of the Valkyries is a famous orchestral passage by Richard Wagner, widely recognized for its powerful, dramatic theme and frequent use in popular culture and film.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ride of the Valkyries canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10126568 — 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: Ride of the Valkyries Context triple: [Die Walküre, notableExcerpt, Ride of the Valkyries]
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A.
The Valkyries
"The Valkyries" is a mystical, semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a spiritual journey through the Mojave Desert exploring themes of faith, love, and self-discovery.
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B.
In the Hall of the Mountain King
"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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C.
Varangian Song
Varangian Song is a musical number from the animated film "Anastasia," sung by the character Bartok (and associated with Varlaam in some adaptations), that evokes the rough, boisterous spirit of Varangian or Viking-like characters.
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D.
Siegfried’s Funeral March
Siegfried’s Funeral March is a powerful orchestral passage from Richard Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung, renowned for its dramatic, solemn depiction of the hero Siegfried’s death and legacy.
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E.
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
- 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: Ride of the Valkyries Target entity description: Ride of the Valkyries is a famous orchestral passage by Richard Wagner, widely recognized for its powerful, dramatic theme and frequent use in popular culture and film.
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A.
The Valkyries
"The Valkyries" is a mystical, semi-autobiographical novel by Paulo Coelho that follows a spiritual journey through the Mojave Desert exploring themes of faith, love, and self-discovery.
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B.
In the Hall of the Mountain King
"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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C.
Varangian Song
Varangian Song is a musical number from the animated film "Anastasia," sung by the character Bartok (and associated with Varlaam in some adaptations), that evokes the rough, boisterous spirit of Varangian or Viking-like characters.
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D.
Siegfried’s Funeral March
Siegfried’s Funeral March is a powerful orchestral passage from Richard Wagner’s opera Götterdämmerung, renowned for its dramatic, solemn depiction of the hero Siegfried’s death and legacy.
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E.
Die Nibelungen
Die Nibelungen is a two-part 1924 German silent fantasy film directed by Fritz Lang, renowned for its epic adaptation of the Nibelung legend and pioneering special effects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera excerpt
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orchestral piece ⓘ |
| associatedCharacters | Valkyries NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedMythology | Norse mythology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| belongsToWorkNumber | WWV 86 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | WWV 86C NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Richard Wagner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| culturalStatus |
iconic
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widely recognized ⓘ |
| features |
brass fanfares
ⓘ
driving rhythmic ostinato ⓘ string tremolos ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 26 June 1870 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceConductor | Franz Wüllner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceCountry | Kingdom of Bavaria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Munich NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
opera music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalVersion | orchestral concert excerpt ⓘ |
| hasTheme | ascending arpeggiated motif in the brass ⓘ |
| hasVocalVersion | scene for Valkyries and Brünnhilde ⓘ |
| influenced |
film music
ⓘ
popular culture depictions of battle ⓘ |
| key | B minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableUseInAnimation |
Kill the Wabbit segment in Looney Tunes
GENERATED
ⓘ
What’s Opera, Doc? GENERATED ⓘ |
| notableUseInFilm | Apocalypse Now NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableUseInFilmScene | helicopter attack sequence in Apocalypse Now GENERATED ⓘ |
| operaPremiere | 13 August 1876 ⓘ |
| operaPremiereFestival | Bayreuth Festival NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| operaPremiereLocation | Bayreuth Festspielhaus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalTitle | Walkürenritt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Der Ring des Nibelungen
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfAct | Act III of Die Walküre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereContext | concert performance of the orchestral excerpt ⓘ |
| publisher | B. Schott’s Söhne NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| rights | public domain in many countries ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic era ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Sehr lebhaft ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 9/8 ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
symbol of heroism in popular culture
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symbol of military power in popular culture ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Ride of the Valkyries Description of subject: Ride of the Valkyries is a famous orchestral passage by Richard Wagner, widely recognized for its powerful, dramatic theme and frequent use in popular culture and film.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.