musicalFunction
P41587
predicate
Indicates the specific role or function an entity plays within a musical context, such as its harmonic, structural, or performative purpose in a piece or performance.
All labels observed (12)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| musicalNumberType | 42 |
| musicalFunction canonical | 33 |
| hasMusicalFunction | 23 |
| musicalStructure | 9 |
| functionInSong | 4 |
| musicDramaticFunction | 4 |
| rhythmicFunction | 4 |
| functionInSongPerformance | 2 |
| hasMelodicRole | 2 |
| hasMelodicFunction | 1 |
| musicalFunctionInRachmaninoffSymphonyNo2 | 1 |
| tonalFunctionInSymphony | 1 |
Description generation (PDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the predicate name and this instruction.
Instruction
Given a predicate that represents a relationship or action between entities, generate a one-sentence description explaining its meaning. # Instructions Focus on describing the relationship, not the entities themselves. # Response Format Begin the description with \' Indicates...\'
Input
Predicate: musicalFunction
Generated description
Indicates the specific role or function an entity plays within a musical context, such as its harmonic, structural, or performative purpose in a piece or performance.
Sample triples (126)
| Subject | Object |
|---|---|
|
Take a look at me now
surface form:
"Take a Look at Me Now"
|
main emotional climax via predicate surface "functionInSong" ⓘ |
|
Take a look at me now
surface form:
"Take a Look at Me Now"
|
title hook via predicate surface "functionInSong" ⓘ |
| Enterprise Clears Moorings | conveys awe and grandeur of starship departure via predicate surface "musicDramaticFunction" ⓘ |
|
Who Am I?
surface form:
Who Am I? (Les Misérables song)
|
solo via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| La Réjouissance | festive processional ⓘ |
| La Réjouissance | celebratory interlude ⓘ |
| Who’s That Woman? | ensemble via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Castle on a Cloud | solo via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Magein Avot mode | recurring motifs tied to specific liturgical texts via predicate surface "musicalStructure" ⓘ |
| Adagio finale | resolution and culmination via predicate surface "tonalFunctionInSymphony" ⓘ |
|
Amelia in Verdi's Un ballo in maschera
surface form:
Amelia
|
aria via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Worthy is the Lamb | congregational singing ⓘ |
| Worthy is the Lamb | devotional worship ⓘ |
| Javanese rebab | interpreting balungan melody via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Javanese rebab | providing expressive nuance via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Javanese rebab | linking sections of a piece via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Ryukyuan scale | defines melodic patterns in Ryukyuan music via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Queen of Knives | multi-section arrangement via predicate surface "musicalStructure" ⓘ |
| Take Me or Leave Me | duet via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| I Won’t Say (I’m in Love) | character song via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Salisbury Cathedral organ | support congregational singing ⓘ |
| Salisbury Cathedral organ | accompany choir ⓘ |
| Salisbury Cathedral organ | perform organ repertoire ⓘ |
| Salisbury Cathedral organ | provide liturgical music ⓘ |
| Le Postillon de Lonjumeau | arias via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Le Postillon de Lonjumeau | ensembles via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Le Postillon de Lonjumeau | choruses via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
|
Tonio in La fille du régiment
surface form:
Tonio
|
caballeta with repeated high notes in "Ah! mes amis" via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Day-O | audience participation cue via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Day-O | chorus hook via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Murchunga | provides ostinato patterns via predicate surface "rhythmicFunction" ⓘ |
|
Ferrando in Il trovatore
surface form:
Ferrando
|
narrative scene via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Uncle Rat | adds comic dialogue via predicate surface "functionInSongPerformance" ⓘ |
| Uncle Rat | provides narrative structure to the courtship via predicate surface "functionInSongPerformance" ⓘ |
| Chèo | alternation of sung and spoken passages via predicate surface "musicalStructure" ⓘ |
| toubeleki | dance rhythms via predicate surface "rhythmicFunction" ⓘ |
| toubeleki | improvised solos via predicate surface "rhythmicFunction" ⓘ |
| Giuseppe Palmieri | ensemble pieces via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Giuseppe Palmieri | duets via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Giuseppe Palmieri | chorus numbers via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| The Rifles Regimental Quick March | quick march via predicate surface "hasMusicalFunction" ⓘ |
| Ukrainian folk song "Down by Mother Volga" | source of thematic material via predicate surface "musicalFunctionInRachmaninoffSymphonyNo2" ⓘ |
|
Ukrainian folk song "Spin, O My Spinner"
surface form:
Spin, O My Spinner
|
source melody for symphonic works via predicate surface "hasMelodicFunction" ⓘ |
|
Act III
surface form:
Act III (Lohengrin)
|
bridal chorus via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| China Tea | piano via predicate surface "hasMelodicRole" ⓘ |
| Wolf (male vocal part in "Baby, It’s Cold Outside") | carries one half of the melodic dialogue ⓘ |
| Sixtus Beckmesser | marker of faults during singing trials ⓘ |
|
song "Those Canaan Days"
surface form:
Those Canaan Days
|
ensemble number via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| What’d I Miss | character introduction song via predicate surface "musicalNumberType" ⓘ |
| Sopana Sangeetham | raga-based via predicate surface "musicalStructure" ⓘ |