Elegies: A Song Cycle
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Elegies: A Song Cycle is a poignant musical theater song cycle by William Finn that reflects on loss, memory, and the lives of friends and loved ones.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elegies: A Song Cycle canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8885076 — 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: Elegies: A Song Cycle Context triple: [William Finn, notableWork, Elegies: A Song Cycle]
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A.
Elegy for Strings
Elegy for Strings is a lyrical and expressive orchestral work for string ensemble composed by Lee Holdridge.
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B.
Lyric Suite
Lyric Suite is a four-movement orchestral work by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, adapted from his earlier piano pieces and celebrated for its lyrical Romantic style and vivid evocation of Norwegian folk character.
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C.
Lyric Suite
Lyric Suite is a landmark 1920s string quartet by Alban Berg that blends twelve-tone techniques with intense late-Romantic expressiveness and a hidden programmatic love narrative.
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D.
Musikalische Exequien
Musikalische Exequien is a 17th-century German funeral music composition by Heinrich Schütz that is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Lutheran requiem works.
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E.
Songs of Farewell
Songs of Farewell is a renowned set of unaccompanied choral motets by English composer Hubert Parry, noted for its rich harmonies and reflective, elegiac character.
- 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: Elegies: A Song Cycle Target entity description: Elegies: A Song Cycle is a poignant musical theater song cycle by William Finn that reflects on loss, memory, and the lives of friends and loved ones.
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A.
Elegy for Strings
Elegy for Strings is a lyrical and expressive orchestral work for string ensemble composed by Lee Holdridge.
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B.
Lyric Suite
Lyric Suite is a four-movement orchestral work by Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg, adapted from his earlier piano pieces and celebrated for its lyrical Romantic style and vivid evocation of Norwegian folk character.
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C.
Lyric Suite
Lyric Suite is a landmark 1920s string quartet by Alban Berg that blends twelve-tone techniques with intense late-Romantic expressiveness and a hidden programmatic love narrative.
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D.
Musikalische Exequien
Musikalische Exequien is a 17th-century German funeral music composition by Heinrich Schütz that is regarded as one of the earliest and most significant Lutheran requiem works.
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E.
Songs of Farewell
Songs of Farewell is a renowned set of unaccompanied choral motets by English composer Hubert Parry, noted for its rich harmonies and reflective, elegiac character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical theatre song cycle
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theatrical work ⓘ |
| accompaniment | piano ⓘ |
| composer | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | friends and loved ones who have died ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 2003 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | New York City NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceVenue |
Lincoln Center Theater
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Mitzi E. Newhouse Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
musical theatre
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song cycle ⓘ |
| hasCastSize | small ensemble ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“14 Dwight Ave., Natick, Massachusetts”
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“Anytime (I Am There)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Goodbye” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Infinite Joy” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Joe Papp” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Looking Up” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Mark’s All-Male Thanksgiving” NERFINISHED ⓘ “My Dogs” NERFINISHED ⓘ “Passover” ⓘ “The Ballad of Jack Eric Williams (and Other 3-Named Composers)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “When the Earth Stopped Turning (Reprise)” NERFINISHED ⓘ “When the Earth Stopped Turning” NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRecording | original cast recording ⓘ |
| hasSubject |
AIDS epidemic
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New York theatre community NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mainTheme |
friendship
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grief ⓘ loss ⓘ love ⓘ memory ⓘ |
| notableSubject |
family of William Finn
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friends of William Finn ⓘ victims of the September 11 attacks ⓘ |
| originalCastRecordingLabel | Fynsworth Alley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| producer | Lincoln Center Theater NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
A New Brain
NERFINISHED
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Falsettos NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style | contemporary musical theatre ⓘ |
| subject | lives of friends and loved ones ⓘ |
| tone |
poignant
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reflective ⓘ |
| vocalFor | multiple voices ⓘ |
| workOf | William Finn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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