Let the bright seraphim
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"Let the bright seraphim" is a celebrated soprano aria from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Samson*, renowned for its virtuosic vocal writing and prominent trumpet obbligato.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Let the bright seraphim canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Let the bright seraphim Context triple: [Kiri Te Kanawa, performedWork, Let the bright seraphim]
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A.
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, experimental debut novel that blends political allegory, technological rebellion, and visionary prose in a surreal conflict between humans and insects.
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B.
On the Cherubim
"On the Cherubim" is a philosophical and allegorical treatise by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo of Alexandria, exploring the symbolic meaning of the cherubim described in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
O Joyful Light
O Joyful Light is an English-titled Christian hymn, derived from the ancient Greek evening hymn "Phos Hilaron," traditionally sung during vespers.
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D.
Apostle of Light
The Apostle of Light is a key salvific figure in Manichaeism who embodies and spreads divine light to liberate it from the material world.
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E.
Seraphic Doctor
The Seraphic Doctor is the traditional honorific title of Saint Bonaventure, a 13th-century Franciscan theologian and philosopher renowned for his mystical and systematic contributions to medieval Christian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Let the bright seraphim Target entity description: "Let the bright seraphim" is a celebrated soprano aria from George Frideric Handel’s oratorio *Samson*, renowned for its virtuosic vocal writing and prominent trumpet obbligato.
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A.
You Bright and Risen Angels
You Bright and Risen Angels is William T. Vollmann’s sprawling, experimental debut novel that blends political allegory, technological rebellion, and visionary prose in a surreal conflict between humans and insects.
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B.
On the Cherubim
"On the Cherubim" is a philosophical and allegorical treatise by the Hellenistic Jewish thinker Philo of Alexandria, exploring the symbolic meaning of the cherubim described in the Hebrew Bible.
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C.
O Joyful Light
O Joyful Light is an English-titled Christian hymn, derived from the ancient Greek evening hymn "Phos Hilaron," traditionally sung during vespers.
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D.
Apostle of Light
The Apostle of Light is a key salvific figure in Manichaeism who embodies and spreads divine light to liberate it from the material world.
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E.
Seraphic Doctor
The Seraphic Doctor is the traditional honorific title of Saint Bonaventure, a 13th-century Franciscan theologian and philosopher renowned for his mystical and systematic contributions to medieval Christian thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
aria
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soprano aria ⓘ vocal composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | concert trumpet repertoire ⓘ |
| basedOn |
biblical Book of Judges (through Samson story)
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linked to:
Judges
|
| catalogueNumber |
HWV 57 (within Samson)
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linked to:
Samson, HWV 57
|
| composer | George Frideric Handel ⓘ |
| compositionDateApproximate | 1741–1742 ⓘ |
| compositionForm | da capo aria ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Great Britain ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument | trumpet ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDateApproximate | 1743 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceWork | Samson ⓘ |
| genre | Baroque music ⓘ |
| hasAccompaniment |
continuo
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| hasFamousInterpreters |
Joan Sutherland
ⓘ
Kathleen Battle ⓘ Kiri Te Kanawa ⓘ |
| hasFamousTrumpetSoloists |
Maurice André
ⓘ
Wynton Marsalis ⓘ |
| hasLiturgicalUse | non-liturgical sacred concert use ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacter | highly ornamented ⓘ |
| hasMeter | common time ⓘ |
| hasObbligato | trumpet ⓘ |
| hasSacredContext | biblical narrative of Samson ⓘ |
| hasStyle | late Baroque vocal style ⓘ |
| hasTempoIndication | Allegro ⓘ |
| hasTextOpening | "Let the bright seraphim in burning row" ⓘ |
| hasTexture | solo voice with obbligato trumpet and orchestra ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | no. 79 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
prominent trumpet obbligato
ⓘ
virtuosic vocal writing ⓘ |
| originalContext | oratorio performance ⓘ |
| originalKey | C major ⓘ |
| partOf | Samson ⓘ |
| period |
Baroque era
ⓘ
linked to:
Baroque
|
| requires |
coloratura soprano
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virtuoso trumpet player ⓘ |
| sectionOf | final act of Samson ⓘ |
| textLanguage | English ⓘ |
| textSource | Samson libretto by Newburgh Hamilton ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceFor |
concert repertoire
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state occasions ⓘ wedding ceremonies ⓘ |
| vocalRange | soprano ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
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