Ballades, Op. 10
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Ballades, Op. 10 is a set of four piano ballades composed by Johannes Brahms, notable for their lyrical Romantic character and structural sophistication.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ballade in D minor | 1 |
| Ballades, Op. 10 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Ballades, Op. 10 Context triple: [Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9, precedesInCatalogue, Ballades, Op. 10]
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A.
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.
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B.
Soirées musicales, Op. 6
Soirées musicales, Op. 6 is a set of character pieces for piano by Clara Schumann that showcases her early Romantic style and pianistic virtuosity.
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C.
Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16 is a landmark early 20th-century orchestral work by Arnold Schoenberg that exemplifies his move toward atonality and highly expressive, coloristic writing.
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D.
La bonne chanson, Op. 61
La bonne chanson, Op. 61 is a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré, composed for voice and piano (later with chamber ensemble) on poems by Paul Verlaine and regarded as one of his most refined and innovative vocal works.
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E.
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Suite for Piano, Op. 25 is a landmark solo piano composition by Arnold Schoenberg that is among the first works to fully employ his twelve-tone technique.
- 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: Ballades, Op. 10 Target entity description: Ballades, Op. 10 is a set of four piano ballades composed by Johannes Brahms, notable for their lyrical Romantic character and structural sophistication.
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A.
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.
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B.
Soirées musicales, Op. 6
Soirées musicales, Op. 6 is a set of character pieces for piano by Clara Schumann that showcases her early Romantic style and pianistic virtuosity.
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C.
Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16
Five Orchestral Pieces, Op. 16 is a landmark early 20th-century orchestral work by Arnold Schoenberg that exemplifies his move toward atonality and highly expressive, coloristic writing.
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D.
La bonne chanson, Op. 61
La bonne chanson, Op. 61 is a song cycle by Gabriel Fauré, composed for voice and piano (later with chamber ensemble) on poems by Paul Verlaine and regarded as one of his most refined and innovative vocal works.
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E.
Suite for Piano, Op. 25
Suite for Piano, Op. 25 is a landmark solo piano composition by Arnold Schoenberg that is among the first works to fully employ his twelve-tone technique.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Romantic piano composition
ⓘ
set of piano pieces ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | 1854–1856 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | early relationship of Brahms with the Schumann family ⓘ |
| basedOn | Scottish ballad "Edward" (first ballade) ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 10 ⓘ |
| composer | Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Julius Otto Grimm ⓘ |
| firstBalladeTitle |
Ballade in D minor
ⓘ
linked to:
Ballades, Op. 10
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| firstPublicationDate | 1854s (mid-19th century) ⓘ |
| fourthBalladeTitle | Ballade in B major ⓘ |
| genre | ballade ⓘ |
| hasFormFeature |
motivic development across sections
ⓘ
use of ternary and modified ternary forms ⓘ |
| hasStructure | four independent but related character pieces ⓘ |
| hasWorkNumber | WoO none (identified by opus only) ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoire | standard Romantic piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Frédéric Chopin
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Robert Schumann ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| keyOfFirstPiece | D minor ⓘ |
| keyOfFourthPiece | B major ⓘ |
| keyOfSecondPiece | D major ⓘ |
| keyOfThirdPiece | B minor ⓘ |
| keyScheme | pairing of parallel minor and major keys (D minor/D major, B minor/B major) ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
interplay of narrative and song-like elements
ⓘ
lyrical Romantic character ⓘ rich harmonic language ⓘ structural sophistication ⓘ use of contrasting inner sections ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 10 ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | early piano work of Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| publisher | Breitkopf & Härtel ⓘ |
| recordingAvailability | widely recorded ⓘ |
| secondBalladeTitle | Ballade in D major ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| thirdBalladeTitle | Ballade in B minor ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceDuration | approximately 25 minutes ⓘ |
| typicalPerformer | classical pianist ⓘ |
| typicalVenue | concert hall ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1854 ⓘ |
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Subject: Ballades, Op. 10 Description of subject: Ballades, Op. 10 is a set of four piano ballades composed by Johannes Brahms, notable for their lyrical Romantic character and structural sophistication.
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subject linked to:
Johannes Brahms: Variations on a Theme by Schumann, Op. 9
linked to: Ballades, Op. 10