Serenade to Music
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Serenade to Music is a lyrical orchestral and vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its rich harmonies and setting of text from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
All labels observed (1)
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| Serenade to Music canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Serenade to Music Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, Serenade to Music]
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A.
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 is a lyrical and warmly expressive string orchestra work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, celebrated for its graceful melodies and classical elegance.
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B.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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C.
The Blue Danube
"The Blue Danube" is a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II, celebrated as one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of classical dance music.
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D.
Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
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E.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
- 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: Serenade to Music Target entity description: Serenade to Music is a lyrical orchestral and vocal work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, celebrated for its rich harmonies and setting of text from Shakespeare’s The Merchant of Venice.
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A.
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48
Serenade for Strings in C major, Op. 48 is a lyrical and warmly expressive string orchestra work composed by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky in 1880, celebrated for its graceful melodies and classical elegance.
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B.
Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
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C.
The Blue Danube
"The Blue Danube" is a famous waltz by Johann Strauss II, celebrated as one of the most recognizable and enduring pieces of classical dance music.
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D.
Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
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E.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
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concertante work ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
BBC Proms
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English choral-orchestral tradition ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | standalone concert work ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1938 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Sir Henry Wood
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surface form:
Sir Henry J. Wood
|
| duration | approximately 13 minutes ⓘ |
| firstPublisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| genre |
lyric piece
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serenade ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
piano reduction
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version for chorus and orchestra ⓘ version for four soloists, chorus, and orchestra ⓘ version for solo violin and orchestra ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Sonnets
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surface form:
Shakespearean poetry
|
| key | B-flat major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
individual vocal lines for 16 soloists in original version
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rich harmonies ⓘ word setting of Shakespearean text ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereCity |
London, England
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surface form:
London
|
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| premiereOccasion | Jubilee concert for Sir Henry J. Wood ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
16 solo voices
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mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ piano (arrangement) ⓘ violin and piano (arrangement) ⓘ |
| style |
English pastoral
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| textAuthor | William Shakespeare ⓘ |
| textExcerpt |
How sweet the moonlight sleeps upon this bank
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Such harmony is in immortal souls ⓘ |
| textSource | The Merchant of Venice ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1938 ⓘ |
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