Trauermusik
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Trauermusik is a short, solemn piece for viola and string orchestra by Paul Hindemith, composed in 1936 as a memorial tribute to King George V.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Mourning Music | 1 |
| Trauermusik canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9151039 — 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: Trauermusik Context triple: [Paul Hindemith, notableWork, Trauermusik]
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A.
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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B.
Musikalisches Opfer
Musikalisches Opfer is a collection of complex contrapuntal compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate canons and fugues based on a theme given by Frederick the Great.
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C.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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D.
Kindertotenlieder
Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, setting Friedrich Rückert’s poems about the death of children to deeply introspective and elegiac music.
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E.
Liebestod
Liebestod is the transcendent final aria from Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde," renowned for its intense expression of love and death and its groundbreaking harmonic language.
- 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: Trauermusik Target entity description: Trauermusik is a short, solemn piece for viola and string orchestra by Paul Hindemith, composed in 1936 as a memorial tribute to King George V.
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A.
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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B.
Musikalisches Opfer
Musikalisches Opfer is a collection of complex contrapuntal compositions by Johann Sebastian Bach, renowned for its intricate canons and fugues based on a theme given by Frederick the Great.
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C.
Dirge
"Dirge" is a somber, piano-driven song by Bob Dylan, known for its dark, introspective lyrics and stark emotional intensity.
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D.
Kindertotenlieder
Kindertotenlieder is a song cycle for voice and orchestra by Gustav Mahler, setting Friedrich Rückert’s poems about the death of children to deeply introspective and elegiac music.
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E.
Liebestod
Liebestod is the transcendent final aria from Richard Wagner’s opera "Tristan und Isolde," renowned for its intense expression of love and death and its groundbreaking harmonic language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (32)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
viola concerto ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 8 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | composed rapidly in one day ⓘ |
| composedBy | Paul Hindemith ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Hindemith ⓘ |
| composerNationality | German ⓘ |
| compositionType | work for viola and strings ⓘ |
| countryOfComposition | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
King George V
ⓘ
linked to:
George V
|
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1936 ⓘ |
| form | short piece ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
I. Langsam
ⓘ
II. Ruhig bewegt ⓘ III. Lebhaft ⓘ IV. Choral ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| memorialFor |
King George V
ⓘ
linked to:
George V
|
| mood | solemn ⓘ |
| occasion | death of King George V ⓘ |
| premiereContext | radio broadcast ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| scoredFor |
solo viola
ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ |
| style | neo-classical ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Mourning Music
ⓘ
linked to:
Trauermusik
|
| usesChorale | “Vor deinen Thron tret’ ich hiermit” ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1936 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Trauermusik Description of subject: Trauermusik is a short, solemn piece for viola and string orchestra by Paul Hindemith, composed in 1936 as a memorial tribute to King George V.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Trauermusik