fourth movement "Urlicht"
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The fourth movement "Urlicht" is a poignant, introspective song for alto solo that serves as a spiritual and emotional turning point within Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| fourth movement "Urlicht" canonical | 1 |
| “Urlicht” (fourth movement of Symphony No. 2) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6247277 — 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: fourth movement "Urlicht" Context triple: [Mahler Symphony No. 2, usesVocalMovement, fourth movement "Urlicht"]
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A.
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
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B.
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.
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Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 is a dramatic and emotionally charged orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its powerful "fate" motif and rich Romantic expression.
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D.
Winter in F minor
"Winter in F minor" is the final, vividly dramatic violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Baroque cycle The Four Seasons, depicting the harshness and intensity of winter.
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E.
Metamorphosen
Metamorphosen is a late orchestral work by Richard Strauss for 23 solo strings, often interpreted as an elegiac reflection on the destruction of German culture during World War II.
- 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: fourth movement "Urlicht" Target entity description: The fourth movement "Urlicht" is a poignant, introspective song for alto solo that serves as a spiritual and emotional turning point within Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.
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A.
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
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B.
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.
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C.
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36
Symphony No. 4 in F minor, Op. 36 is a dramatic and emotionally charged orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its powerful "fate" motif and rich Romantic expression.
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D.
Winter in F minor
"Winter in F minor" is the final, vividly dramatic violin concerto in Antonio Vivaldi’s famous Baroque cycle The Four Seasons, depicting the harshness and intensity of winter.
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E.
Metamorphosen
Metamorphosen is a late orchestral work by Richard Strauss for 23 solo strings, often interpreted as an elegiac reflection on the destruction of German culture during World War II.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
song
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symphonic movement ⓘ vocal movement ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| character |
introspective
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poignant ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| cycle | Des Knaben Wunderhorn song tradition ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | premiere of Mahler's Symphony No. 2 ⓘ |
| followedByMovement | Finale (fifth movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 2) ⓘ |
| functionInSymphony |
emotional turning point
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spiritual turning point ⓘ |
| genre |
Lied
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orchestral song ⓘ |
| key | D-flat major ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 4 ⓘ |
| orchestration | alto solo and orchestra ⓘ |
| partOfWork |
Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2
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linked to:
Mahler Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 in C minor ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| positionInSymphony | penultimate movement before the finale ⓘ |
| precededByMovement |
Scherzo (third movement of Mahler's Symphony No. 2)
ⓘ
linked to:
Scherzo
|
| tempoMarking | Sehr feierlich, aber schlicht ⓘ |
| textSource |
Des Knaben Wunderhorn
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linked to:
Des Knaben Wunderhorn (poetry collection)
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| textTheme |
longing for divine grace
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spiritual consolation ⓘ transition from earthly suffering to redemption ⓘ |
| textType | poem ⓘ |
| title | Urlicht ⓘ |
| vocalPart | alto solo ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: fourth movement "Urlicht" Description of subject: The fourth movement "Urlicht" is a poignant, introspective song for alto solo that serves as a spiritual and emotional turning point within Gustav Mahler’s Symphony No. 2.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: fourth movement "Urlicht"