Ballades
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The Ballades are a set of four highly expressive and technically demanding piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin that are considered among his greatest and most influential works.
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| Label | Occurrences |
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| Ballades canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballades Context triple: [Frédéric Chopin, notableWork, Ballades]
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A.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
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B.
Ballads and Poems
"Ballads and Poems" is a collection of verse by Irish poet Dora Sigerson Shorter, reflecting her characteristic blend of Celtic folklore, nationalism, and lyrical melancholy.
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C.
Songs and Sonnets
Songs and Sonnets is a celebrated collection of metaphysical love poems by John Donne, noted for its inventive conceits and exploration of passion, faith, and mortality.
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D.
Sonnets and Canzonets
Sonnets and Canzonets is a collection of short lyrical poems by American Transcendentalist writer and educator Bronson Alcott.
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E.
Ballade in G minor
The Ballade in G minor is a large-scale, virtuosic piano work by Edvard Grieg that develops a Norwegian folk melody through a series of dramatic and lyrical variations.
- 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: Ballades Target entity description: The Ballades are a set of four highly expressive and technically demanding piano pieces by Frédéric Chopin that are considered among his greatest and most influential works.
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A.
Front Parlour Ballads
Front Parlour Ballads is a 2005 acoustic-oriented folk-rock album by British singer-songwriter and guitarist Richard Thompson, showcasing his intricate guitar work and storytelling songwriting.
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B.
Ballads and Poems
"Ballads and Poems" is a collection of verse by Irish poet Dora Sigerson Shorter, reflecting her characteristic blend of Celtic folklore, nationalism, and lyrical melancholy.
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C.
Songs and Sonnets
Songs and Sonnets is a celebrated collection of metaphysical love poems by John Donne, noted for its inventive conceits and exploration of passion, faith, and mortality.
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D.
Sonnets and Canzonets
Sonnets and Canzonets is a collection of short lyrical poems by American Transcendentalist writer and educator Bronson Alcott.
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E.
Ballade in G minor
The Ballade in G minor is a large-scale, virtuosic piano work by Edvard Grieg that develops a Norwegian folk melody through a series of dramatic and lyrical variations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano composition cycle
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set of musical compositions ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1831–1842 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Paris musical life of the 1830s and 1840s ⓘ |
| composer | Frédéric Chopin ⓘ |
| countryOfFirstPublication | France ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Kingdom of Poland (composer’s nationality context) ⓘ |
| dedicatedWork |
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 – to Baron Nathaniel von Stockhausen
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Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 – to Robert Schumann ⓘ Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 – to Princess Pauline de Noailles ⓘ Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 – to Baroness Charlotte de Rothschild ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacteristics |
dramatic contrasts
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lyrical and poetic themes ⓘ tragic and heroic elements ⓘ |
| firstBalladeComposed | Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23 ⓘ |
| formCharacteristics |
free adaptation of sonata and ternary forms
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use of contrasting thematic groups ⓘ |
| genre | Romantic piano music ⓘ |
| influenced |
20th-century piano composers
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later Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyOfWork |
A-flat major (Ballade No. 3)
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F major (Ballade No. 2) ⓘ F minor (Ballade No. 4) ⓘ G minor (Ballade No. 1) ⓘ
linked to:
Ballade in G minor
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| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| lastBalladeComposed |
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52
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linked to:
F minor (Ballade No. 4)
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| notableFor |
expressive depth
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high technical difficulty ⓘ innovative musical form ⓘ narrative, quasi-programmatic character ⓘ |
| numberOfWorks | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumberOfWork |
Op. 23 (Ballade No. 1)
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Op. 38 (Ballade No. 2) ⓘ Op. 47 (Ballade No. 3) ⓘ
linked to:
A-flat major (Ballade No. 3)
Op. 52 (Ballade No. 4) ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| regardedAs |
among Chopin’s greatest works
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cornerstone of concert piano repertoire ⓘ |
| technicalCharacteristics |
complex voicing and polyphony
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demanding passagework ⓘ wide dynamic range ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceContext |
piano competitions
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solo piano recital ⓘ |
| work |
Ballade No. 1 in G minor, Op. 23
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Ballade No. 2 in F major, Op. 38 ⓘ
linked to:
F major (Ballade No. 2)
Ballade No. 3 in A-flat major, Op. 47 ⓘ
linked to:
A-flat major (Ballade No. 3)
Ballade No. 4 in F minor, Op. 52 ⓘ
linked to:
F minor (Ballade No. 4)
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