Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia"
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Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" is a late 20th-century symphonic work by British composer William Alwyn, inspired by Sir Thomas Browne’s meditation on mortality in "Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499176 — 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: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" Context triple: [William Alwyn, notableWork, Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia"]
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Symphony No. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya"
Symphony No. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya" is a large-scale symphonic work by Philip Glass that blends minimalist techniques with choral and orchestral forces to explore themes of life, death, and spiritual transformation.
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Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" is a large-scale, emotionally intense orchestral work by Gustav Mahler, renowned for its dark character, powerful climaxes, and innovative use of orchestration and form.
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C.
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor is Dmitri Shostakovich’s powerful choral symphony that sets Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poems, most famously “Babi Yar,” to music as a searing commentary on antisemitism and Soviet society.
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Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 is Tchaikovsky’s dramatic, fate-themed symphony renowned for its sweeping melodies, emotional intensity, and cyclical structure.
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E.
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" is Gustav Mahler’s monumental choral symphony exploring themes of death, redemption, and spiritual rebirth, renowned for its vast scale and powerful finale.
- 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: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" Target entity description: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" is a late 20th-century symphonic work by British composer William Alwyn, inspired by Sir Thomas Browne’s meditation on mortality in "Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial."
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A.
Symphony No. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya"
Symphony No. 5 "Requiem, Bardo, Nirmanakaya" is a large-scale symphonic work by Philip Glass that blends minimalist techniques with choral and orchestral forces to explore themes of life, death, and spiritual transformation.
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B.
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic"
Symphony No. 6 in A minor "Tragic" is a large-scale, emotionally intense orchestral work by Gustav Mahler, renowned for its dark character, powerful climaxes, and innovative use of orchestration and form.
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C.
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor is Dmitri Shostakovich’s powerful choral symphony that sets Yevgeny Yevtushenko’s poems, most famously “Babi Yar,” to music as a searing commentary on antisemitism and Soviet society.
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D.
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64
Symphony No. 5 in E minor, Op. 64 is Tchaikovsky’s dramatic, fate-themed symphony renowned for its sweeping melodies, emotional intensity, and cyclical structure.
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E.
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection"
Symphony No. 2 in C minor "Resurrection" is Gustav Mahler’s monumental choral symphony exploring themes of death, redemption, and spiritual rebirth, renowned for its vast scale and powerful finale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| basedOn | meditation on death and burial customs ⓘ |
| composer | William Alwyn ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
"Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial"
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Sir Thomas Browne ⓘ
linked to:
Thomas Browne
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| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| literarySourceAuthor |
Sir Thomas Browne
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linked to:
Thomas Browne
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| literarySourceTitle | "Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial" ⓘ |
| mainTheme | mortality ⓘ |
| movementCount | one ⓘ |
| orchestration | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| style | modern tonal ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human mortality
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transience of life ⓘ |
| subtitle |
"Hydriotaphia"
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linked to:
"Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial"
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| titleReferences |
hydriotaphia
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urn burial ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput |
Fifth symphony
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linked to:
Symphony No. 5
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| workTitle | Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" ⓘ |
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Subject: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" Description of subject: Symphony No. 5 "Hydriotaphia" is a late 20th-century symphonic work by British composer William Alwyn, inspired by Sir Thomas Browne’s meditation on mortality in "Hydriotaphia, Urn Burial."
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