Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro
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"Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro" is a 1932 opera by Shirley Graham Du Bois that dramatizes African and African American history and culture through a fusion of classical, spiritual, jazz, and African musical forms.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro Context triple: [Shirley Graham Du Bois, notableWork, Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro]
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A.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
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B.
Harlem: A Melodrama of Negro Life
"Harlem: A Melodrama of Negro Life" is a 1929 play co-written by Wallace Thurman that dramatizes the struggles, aspirations, and social tensions of African American life in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
Blues People
Blues People is a seminal 1963 work of cultural criticism by Amiri Baraka that traces the history of African American music as a lens on Black experience and U.S. social history.
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D.
Of the Sorrow Songs
"Of the Sorrow Songs" is the concluding chapter of W.E.B. Du Bois's seminal work that reflects on the spirituals of enslaved African Americans as profound expressions of their history, suffering, and hope.
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E.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
- 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: Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro Target entity description: "Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro" is a 1932 opera by Shirley Graham Du Bois that dramatizes African and African American history and culture through a fusion of classical, spiritual, jazz, and African musical forms.
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A.
Five Great American Negroes
Five Great American Negroes is a celebrated artwork by Charles White that honors prominent African American historical figures and their contributions to U.S. history.
-
B.
Harlem: A Melodrama of Negro Life
"Harlem: A Melodrama of Negro Life" is a 1929 play co-written by Wallace Thurman that dramatizes the struggles, aspirations, and social tensions of African American life in Harlem during the Harlem Renaissance.
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C.
Blues People
Blues People is a seminal 1963 work of cultural criticism by Amiri Baraka that traces the history of African American music as a lens on Black experience and U.S. social history.
-
D.
Of the Sorrow Songs
"Of the Sorrow Songs" is the concluding chapter of W.E.B. Du Bois's seminal work that reflects on the spirituals of enslaved African Americans as profound expressions of their history, suffering, and hope.
-
E.
The Weary Blues
The Weary Blues is a landmark 1926 poetry collection by Langston Hughes that helped define the voice and themes of the Harlem Renaissance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
opera ⓘ |
| authorOfLibretto | Shirley Graham Du Bois ⓘ |
| composer | Shirley Graham Du Bois ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| creator | Shirley Graham Du Bois ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1932 ⓘ |
| form | three-act opera ⓘ |
| genre |
African American opera
ⓘ
African music ⓘ classical music ⓘ jazz ⓘ opera ⓘ spirituals ⓘ |
| hasEthnicFocus |
African Americans
ⓘ
linked to:
Black Americans
Africans ⓘ |
| historicalPeriodDepicted |
Atlantic slave trade
ⓘ
post-Emancipation United States ⓘ pre-slavery Africa ⓘ slavery era in the United States ⓘ |
| incorporatesMusicalStyle |
African drumming
ⓘ
European classical harmony ⓘ Negro spirituals ⓘ jazz idioms ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| librettist | Shirley Graham Du Bois ⓘ |
| medium | voice and orchestra ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early large-scale opera by an African American woman
ⓘ
fusion of classical, spiritual, jazz, and African musical forms ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Cleveland ⓘ |
| premiereCountry |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| premiereDate | 1932 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Cleveland, Ohio
ⓘ
linked to:
Cleveland
|
| premiereVenue | Cleveland Stadium ⓘ |
| setting |
Africa
ⓘ
United States ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| structure | prologue and three episodes ⓘ |
| subject |
African American culture
ⓘ
African American history ⓘ African history ⓘ slavery in the United States ⓘ the African diaspora ⓘ
linked to:
African diaspora
|
| theme |
African heritage
ⓘ
racial oppression ⓘ resilience of African American people ⓘ struggle for freedom ⓘ |
| title | Tom-Tom: An Epic of Music and the Negro ⓘ |
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