Samba de Uma Nota Só
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"Samba de Uma Nota Só" is a classic bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its clever melodic structure built largely around a single repeated note.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Samba de Uma Nota Só canonical | 3 |
| One Note Samba | 1 |
| Samba De Uma Nota Só | 1 |
| Samba de uma nota só | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8796934 — 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: Samba de Uma Nota Só Context triple: [Antônio Carlos Jobim, notableWork, Samba de Uma Nota Só]
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A.
So Danço Samba
"So Danço Samba" is a classic bossa nova song, composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes, popularized internationally through recordings by artists such as Stan Getz and João Gilberto.
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B.
Samambaia
Samambaia is an administrative region and residential area within Brazil’s Federal District, located near Brasília.
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C.
Chega de Saudade
Chega de Saudade is a landmark bossa nova composition, widely regarded as one of the genre’s foundational songs and a defining work of Antônio Carlos Jobim.
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D.
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Tico-Tico no Fubá is a famous Brazilian choro composition by Zequinha de Abreu, widely recognized as a lively instrumental standard in Latin American music.
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E.
Clássico da Saudade
Clássico da Saudade is the traditional Brazilian football rivalry match between Palmeiras and Santos, renowned for its historic and nostalgic significance.
- 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: Samba de Uma Nota Só Target entity description: "Samba de Uma Nota Só" is a classic bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its clever melodic structure built largely around a single repeated note.
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A.
So Danço Samba
"So Danço Samba" is a classic bossa nova song, composed by Antônio Carlos Jobim with lyrics by Vinícius de Moraes, popularized internationally through recordings by artists such as Stan Getz and João Gilberto.
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B.
Samambaia
Samambaia is an administrative region and residential area within Brazil’s Federal District, located near Brasília.
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C.
Chega de Saudade
Chega de Saudade is a landmark bossa nova composition, widely regarded as one of the genre’s foundational songs and a defining work of Antônio Carlos Jobim.
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D.
Tico-Tico no Fubá
Tico-Tico no Fubá is a famous Brazilian choro composition by Zequinha de Abreu, widely recognized as a lively instrumental standard in Latin American music.
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E.
Clássico da Saudade
Clássico da Saudade is the traditional Brazilian football rivalry match between Palmeiras and Santos, renowned for its historic and nostalgic significance.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
bossa nova song
ⓘ
song ⓘ |
| associatedWithCity | Rio de Janeiro ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement | bossa nova movement ⓘ |
| composer | Antônio Carlos Jobim ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Brazil ⓘ |
| createdBy |
Antônio Carlos Jobim
ⓘ
Newton Mendonça ⓘ |
| firstReleasedInDecade | 1960s ⓘ |
| genre | bossa nova ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus |
classic of bossa nova
ⓘ
widely recorded standard ⓘ |
| hasEnglishLyricsAdaptation | One Note Samba ⓘ |
| hasEnglishTitle | One Note Samba ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
international perception of bossa nova
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later Brazilian popular music ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 4/4 time ⓘ |
| hasMusicalFeature |
call-and-response between melody and harmony
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jazz-influenced phrasing ⓘ use of syncopated guitar patterns ⓘ |
| hasNotableRecording |
Antonio Carlos Jobim recording
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Ella Fitzgerald recording ⓘ Frank Sinatra recording ⓘ João Gilberto recording ⓘ Oscar Peterson recording ⓘ Stan Getz recording ⓘ Sérgio Mendes recording ⓘ |
| hasPortugueseTitle | Samba de Uma Nota Só ⓘ |
| hasStructureFeature |
melody initially confined to a single pitch
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melody later expands to more notes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
playful exploration of musical minimalism
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romantic lyrics in original Portuguese ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation |
Samba of One Note Only
ⓘ
linked to:
One Note Samba
|
| influencedGenre |
jazz
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popular music ⓘ |
| isStandardIn |
bossa nova repertoire
ⓘ
jazz repertoire ⓘ |
| lyricist | Newton Mendonça ⓘ |
| musicalForm | samba ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | bossa nova ⓘ |
| notableFor | melodic structure built largely on a single repeated note ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | Portuguese ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire |
bossa nova standards
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jazz standards ⓘ |
| typicalKey | B-flat major ⓘ |
| typicalTempo | medium ⓘ |
| usesHarmony | jazz-influenced chord progressions ⓘ |
| usesRhythm | syncopated bossa nova groove ⓘ |
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Subject: Samba de Uma Nota Só Description of subject: "Samba de Uma Nota Só" is a classic bossa nova song by Antônio Carlos Jobim, renowned for its clever melodic structure built largely around a single repeated note.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Samba de Uma Nota Só
linked to: Samba de Uma Nota Só
linked to: Samba de Uma Nota Só