Scenes from Goethe’s Faust
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Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Scenes from Goethe’s Faust canonical | 2 |
| Faust | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1772966 — 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: Scenes from Goethe’s Faust Context triple: [Robert Schumann, notableWork, Scenes from Goethe’s Faust]
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A.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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B.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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C.
Goethe; or, the Writer
"Goethe; or, the Writer" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as an exemplary literary figure and explores his significance as a model of the modern writer.
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D.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
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E.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
- 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: Scenes from Goethe’s Faust Target entity description: Scenes from Goethe’s Faust is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by Robert Schumann that sets key episodes from Johann Wolfgang von Goethe’s dramatic poem "Faust" to music.
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A.
Faust, Part One
Faust, Part One is the first part of Goethe’s dramatic masterpiece that retells the Faust legend, exploring themes of ambition, desire, and the quest for meaning through a pact with the devil.
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B.
Faust, Part Two
Faust, Part Two is the second part of Goethe’s monumental dramatic poem that deepens and concludes the story of Faust through expansive philosophical, political, and metaphysical themes.
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C.
Goethe; or, the Writer
"Goethe; or, the Writer" is an essay by Ralph Waldo Emerson that examines Johann Wolfgang von Goethe as an exemplary literary figure and explores his significance as a model of the modern writer.
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D.
Faust legend
The Faust legend is a classic European tale about a scholar who makes a pact with the Devil, trading his soul for knowledge, power, or worldly pleasures, and suffering tragic consequences.
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E.
Idols of the Theatre
Idols of the Theatre are one of Francis Bacon’s categories of systematic human error, referring to false philosophical systems and dogmas that distort our understanding of nature like staged illusions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
ⓘ
secular oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faust ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | WoO 3 ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1853 ⓘ |
| composer | Robert Schumann ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | c. 1844–1853 ⓘ |
| focusesOn | key episodes from Goethe’s Faust ⓘ |
| genre | cantata-like dramatic work ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
Chorus mysticus
ⓘ
Doctor Marianus ⓘ Faust ⓘ Gretchen ⓘ Méphistophélès ⓘ
surface form:
Mephistopheles
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| keyTheme |
redemption
ⓘ
salvation ⓘ struggle between good and evil ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movement |
Faust’s death
ⓘ
“Gretchen’s Room” ⓘ
surface form:
Gretchen’s scene in the cathedral
Midnight ⓘ “Prologue in Heaven” ⓘ
surface form:
Prologue in Heaven
Transfiguration ⓘ |
| nationalityOfComposer | German ⓘ |
| notableSection | Chorus mysticus ⓘ |
| opusNumber | WoO 3 ⓘ |
| part |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in part rather than complete ⓘ |
| period | Romantic ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | one of Robert Schumann’s largest works ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Ferdinand Hiller ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Cologne ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1858 ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Faust, Part One
ⓘ
surface form:
Faust, Part I
Faust, Part Two ⓘ
surface form:
Faust, Part II
|
| scoring |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ organ (ad libitum) ⓘ solo voices ⓘ |
| structure | three parts ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Faust
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surface form:
Goethe’s dramatic poem Faust
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| textAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| title | Scenes from Goethe’s Faust self-link ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
Faust