The Noon Witch, Op. 108
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The Noon Witch, Op. 108 is a symphonic poem by Antonín Dvořák based on a Czech folk ballad about a terrifying midday spirit who punishes disobedient children.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Noon Witch, Op. 108 canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: The Noon Witch, Op. 108 Context triple: [Antonín Dvořák, notableWork, The Noon Witch, Op. 108]
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A.
Nocturne
"Nocturne" is a widely cherished Finnish poem by Eino Leino, known for its lyrical evocation of nature, melancholy, and introspection.
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B.
The Summer Night
"The Summer Night" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that forms part of his science fiction collection The Martian Chronicles, exploring eerie premonitions and human emotions on the eve of humanity’s encounter with Mars.
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C.
A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
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D.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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E.
Nocturnes
Nocturnes is an orchestral composition by Claude Debussy, celebrated for its impressionistic evocation of night atmospheres and innovative use of tone color and harmony.
- 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: The Noon Witch, Op. 108 Target entity description: The Noon Witch, Op. 108 is a symphonic poem by Antonín Dvořák based on a Czech folk ballad about a terrifying midday spirit who punishes disobedient children.
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A.
Nocturne
"Nocturne" is a widely cherished Finnish poem by Eino Leino, known for its lyrical evocation of nature, melancholy, and introspection.
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B.
The Summer Night
"The Summer Night" is a short story by Ray Bradbury that forms part of his science fiction collection The Martian Chronicles, exploring eerie premonitions and human emotions on the eve of humanity’s encounter with Mars.
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C.
A Winter Piece
"A Winter Piece" is a reflective nature poem by American Romantic poet William Cullen Bryant that meditates on the serene beauty and spiritual resonance of a winter landscape.
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D.
The Serenade
The Serenade is a romantic comic opera by composer Victor Herbert that helped establish his reputation in early American musical theater.
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E.
Nocturnes
Nocturnes is an orchestral composition by Claude Debussy, celebrated for its impressionistic evocation of night atmospheres and innovative use of tone color and harmony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic poem ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Czech folk ballad
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poem "Polednice" by Karel Jaromír Erben ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | B. 196 ⓘ |
| composer | Antonín Dvořák ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech lands ⓘ |
| depicts |
arrival of the noon witch at midday
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increasing terror of the mother and child ⓘ tragic outcome caused by fear ⓘ |
| firstPublicationPlace | Prague ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
ⓘ
symphonic poem ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeTitle |
Polednice, Op. 108
ⓘ
The Noon Witch ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
child
ⓘ
mother ⓘ noon witch ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentationSection |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasKey | D minor ⓘ |
| hasMood |
dark and dramatic
ⓘ
macabre ⓘ |
| hasTitleInOriginalLanguage | Polednice ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Czech national style
ⓘ
Slavonic musical idioms ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Czech folklore ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert performance ⓘ |
| languageOfSourceText | Czech ⓘ |
| musicalForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
punishment of disobedient children
ⓘ
terrifying midday spirit ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 108 ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Dvořák's late symphonic poems ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | late orchestral work ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
The Golden Spinning Wheel, Op. 109
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The Water Goblin, Op. 107 ⓘ The Wild Dove, Op. 110 ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic orchestral writing ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
child death
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parental threat ⓘ supernatural ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | about 13 minutes ⓘ |
| uses |
colorful orchestration
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dramatic dynamic contrasts ⓘ leitmotifs for characters ⓘ |
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