Hymns from the Rig Veda

E628562

choral-orchestral work composition

Hymns from the Rig Veda is a choral-orchestral work by Gustav Holst that sets English translations of ancient Sanskrit Vedic hymns to music.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Hymns from the Rig Veda canonical	2
Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda	1
Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 1	1
Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 2	1
Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 3	1
Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 4	1
Hymns of the Rig Veda	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6922271 — 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: Hymns from the Rig Veda
Context triple: [Gustav Holst, notableWork, Hymns from the Rig Veda]

A. Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
B. Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
C. Purusha Sukta
Purusha Sukta is a famous Vedic hymn that poetically describes the cosmic being Purusha and the creation of the universe and social order from his sacrificial dismemberment.
D. Rigveda Mandala 3
Rigveda Mandala 3 is one of the ten books of the Rigveda, notable for its early Vedic hymns that include the famous Gayatri Mantra.
E. Samaveda
Samaveda is one of the four Vedas of ancient Indian scripture, primarily consisting of melodies and chants used in Vedic rituals and early Hindu liturgy.
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: Hymns from the Rig Veda
Target entity description: Hymns from the Rig Veda is a choral-orchestral work by Gustav Holst that sets English translations of ancient Sanskrit Vedic hymns to music.

A. Rigveda
The Rigveda is the oldest of the four Vedas, a foundational collection of ancient Sanskrit hymns that form a core sacred text of Hinduism.
B. Vedas
The Vedas are a collection of ancient sacred texts composed in Sanskrit that form the foundational spiritual and philosophical scriptures of Hinduism.
C. Purusha Sukta
Purusha Sukta is a famous Vedic hymn that poetically describes the cosmic being Purusha and the creation of the universe and social order from his sacrificial dismemberment.
D. Rigveda Mandala 3
Rigveda Mandala 3 is one of the ten books of the Rigveda, notable for its early Vedic hymns that include the famous Gayatri Mantra.
E. Samaveda
Samaveda is one of the four Vedas of ancient Indian scripture, primarily consisting of melodies and chants used in Vedic rituals and early Hindu liturgy.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (37)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	choral-orchestral work ⓘ composition ⓘ
basedOn	ancient Vedic hymns ⓘ
catalogueNote	one of Holst's works influenced by Indian texts ⓘ
composer	Gustav Holst ⓘ
composerNationality	British ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
firstPerformanceLocation	England ⓘ
genre	choral music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
hasPart	Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 1 ⓘ linked to: Hymns from the Rig Veda Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 2 ⓘ linked to: Hymns from the Rig Veda Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 3 ⓘ linked to: Hymns from the Rig Veda Hymns from the Rig Veda, Group 4 ⓘ linked to: Hymns from the Rig Veda
hasTitleInEnglish	Hymns from the Rig Veda ⓘ
inspiredBy	Indian literature ⓘ Vedic religion ⓘ linked to: Vedic Hinduism
instrumentation	harp ⓘ orchestra ⓘ
languageOfText	English ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
period	early 20th century ⓘ
relatedWork	Choral Hymns from the Rig Veda ⓘ linked to: Hymns from the Rig Veda Savitri ⓘ linked to: Goddess Savitri
religiousContext	Hinduism ⓘ
style	early modern ⓘ late Romantic ⓘ
subject	Vedic deities ⓘ cosmic order ⓘ creation hymns ⓘ
textAuthor	Gustav Holst ⓘ
textSource	Rigveda ⓘ
textSourceLanguage	Sanskrit ⓘ
textType	English translations of Sanskrit hymns ⓘ
vocalForces	choir ⓘ solo voices ⓘ

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