Requiem
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"Requiem" is an emotionally charged song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that explores a family's struggle to grieve and remember a troubled loved one.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Requiem canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2060739 — 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: Requiem Context triple: [Dear Evan Hansen, notableSong, Requiem]
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A.
Requiem
Requiem is a deeply expressive and harmonically rich choral work by English composer Herbert Howells, often regarded as one of his finest sacred compositions.
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B.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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C.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Dona Nobis Pacem
"Dona Nobis Pacem" is a traditional Latin canon often sung a cappella as a simple, meditative plea for peace.
- 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: Requiem Target entity description: "Requiem" is an emotionally charged song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that explores a family's struggle to grieve and remember a troubled loved one.
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A.
Requiem
Requiem is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that sets traditional Latin Requiem Mass texts in a contemporary classical style.
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B.
Requiem
Requiem is a deeply expressive and harmonically rich choral work by English composer Herbert Howells, often regarded as one of his finest sacred compositions.
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C.
Verdi Requiem
The Verdi Requiem is a dramatic and operatic-style Roman Catholic funeral mass composed by Giuseppe Verdi, renowned for its powerful choral writing and emotional intensity.
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D.
Austrian Requiem
Austrian Requiem is a memoir by former Austrian chancellor Kurt Schuschnigg reflecting on the events leading up to Austria’s annexation by Nazi Germany and his own political downfall.
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E.
Dona Nobis Pacem
"Dona Nobis Pacem" is a traditional Latin canon often sung a cappella as a simple, meditative plea for peace.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (37)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
show tune
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| basedOnWork |
Dear Evan Hansen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dear Evan Hansen (stage musical)
|
| composer |
Benj Pasek
ⓘ
Justin Paul ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| depicts |
a family’s struggle to grieve
ⓘ
conflicted feelings about a deceased family member ⓘ |
| describedAs | emotionally charged ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction |
character development for the Murphy family
ⓘ
exploration of conflicting memories of Connor Murphy ⓘ |
| fictionalSubject | Connor Murphy ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | Broadway ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
ⓘ
show tune ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle | contemporary musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasSubject | family grief over a troubled son ⓘ |
| includedIn |
Dear Evan Hansen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dear Evan Hansen original Broadway cast recording
|
| intendedFor | stage performance by multiple vocalists ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Benj Pasek
ⓘ
Justin Paul ⓘ |
| medium | stage performance ⓘ |
| musicalWorkType | Broadway musical song ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
emotional denial
ⓘ
family relationships ⓘ grief ⓘ memory and remembrance ⓘ mourning a troubled loved one ⓘ |
| originalProduction |
Dear Evan Hansen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dear Evan Hansen (Broadway production)
|
| partOf |
Dear Evan Hansen
ⓘ
surface form:
Dear Evan Hansen (musical)
|
| partOfSeries | songs from Dear Evan Hansen ⓘ |
| positionInShow | Act I song ⓘ |
| sungByCharacter |
Cynthia Murphy
ⓘ
Larry Murphy ⓘ Zoe Murphy ⓘ |
| workTitle | Requiem self-linksurface differs ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Requiem Description of subject: "Requiem" is an emotionally charged song from the Broadway musical *Dear Evan Hansen* that explores a family's struggle to grieve and remember a troubled loved one.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Requiem (Dear Evan Hansen song)