Blest Pair of Sirens
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Blest Pair of Sirens is a celebrated choral work by English composer Hubert Parry, renowned for its rich Romantic harmonies and setting of John Milton’s poetry.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Blest Pair of Sirens canonical | 1 |
| Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heaven's joy | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6982191 — 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: Blest Pair of Sirens Context triple: [Hubert Parry, notableWork, Blest Pair of Sirens]
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La Sirena
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Neptune’s Bellows
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C.
Lady of the Sea
Lady of the Sea is a reverential epithet for the ancient Northwest Semitic goddess Asherah, associated with the sea, fertility, and motherhood.
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Sirens
"Sirens" is a British comedy-drama television series in which Richard Madden stars as a paramedic navigating the darkly humorous and chaotic realities of emergency medical work.
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E.
Sirens
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- 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: Blest Pair of Sirens Target entity description: Blest Pair of Sirens is a celebrated choral work by English composer Hubert Parry, renowned for its rich Romantic harmonies and setting of John Milton’s poetry.
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A.
La Sirena
La Sirena is a privately owned, Kaplan F17 speed freighter starship captained by Cristóbal Rios and used as the primary vessel by Jean-Luc Picard and his allies in the series Star Trek: Picard.
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B.
Neptune’s Bellows
Neptune’s Bellows is the narrow, often treacherous sea passage that serves as the main ship entrance into the flooded volcanic caldera of Deception Island in Antarctica.
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C.
Lady of the Sea
Lady of the Sea is a reverential epithet for the ancient Northwest Semitic goddess Asherah, associated with the sea, fertility, and motherhood.
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D.
Sirens
"Sirens" is a British comedy-drama television series in which Richard Madden stars as a paramedic navigating the darkly humorous and chaotic realities of emergency medical work.
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E.
Sirens
"Sirens" is a reflective, melodic rock ballad by Pearl Jam known for its emotional lyrics and expansive, atmospheric sound.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
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ode ⓘ |
| basedOn | At a Solemn Musick ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | no official opus number ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Bach Choir
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linked to:
London Bach Choir
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| composer | Hubert Parry ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfPremiere | 1887-05-17 ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 11 minutes ⓘ |
| eraOfComposition | late 19th century ⓘ |
| frequentPerformanceContext |
ceremonial occasions
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concert performance ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed with contrasting sections ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time sections ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
full score
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vocal score ⓘ |
| hasReception | widely admired in English choral music ⓘ |
| influenced | British choral repertoire ⓘ |
| isNotableWorkOf | Hubert Parry ⓘ |
| key | D major ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
homophonic and contrapuntal choral writing
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orchestral accompaniment ⓘ rich Romantic harmonies ⓘ |
| occasion |
Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria
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linked to:
Queen Victoria’s Golden Jubilee
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| partOf | English choral tradition ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| premiereConductor | Hubert Parry ⓘ |
| premierePerformer |
Bach Choir
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linked to:
London Bach Choir
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| premiereVenue | St James's Hall ⓘ |
| publisher | Novello ⓘ |
| scoring |
SATB choir
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mixed chorus and orchestra ⓘ orchestra ⓘ |
| style | late Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian imagery
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heavenly harmony ⓘ |
| textAuthor | John Milton ⓘ |
| textIncipit |
Blest pair of Sirens, pledges of Heaven's joy
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linked to:
Blest Pair of Sirens
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| usesPoeticForm | ode ⓘ |
| yearOfPremiere | 1887 ⓘ |
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linked to: Blest Pair of Sirens