Dance of the Reed Flutes
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Dance of the Reed Flutes is a light, graceful orchestral piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, known for its delicate woodwind melodies and charming, dance-like character.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dance of the Reed Flutes canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9417649 — 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: Dance of the Reed Flutes Context triple: [The Nutcracker, Op. 71, notableMovement, Dance of the Reed Flutes]
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A.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
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B.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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C.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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D.
Yuan Dao
Yuan Dao is a famous prose essay by the Tang dynasty writer Han Yu that expounds his Confucian philosophical views and critiques prevailing religious and intellectual trends of his time.
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E.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
- 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: Dance of the Reed Flutes Target entity description: Dance of the Reed Flutes is a light, graceful orchestral piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, known for its delicate woodwind melodies and charming, dance-like character.
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A.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
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B.
Baishou dance
Baishou dance is a centuries-old communal folk dance of China’s Tujia ethnic group, characterized by expressive hand gestures, circle formations, and the reenactment of daily life and ancestral legends.
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C.
Sacrificial Dance
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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D.
Yuan Dao
Yuan Dao is a famous prose essay by the Tang dynasty writer Han Yu that expounds his Confucian philosophical views and critiques prevailing religious and intellectual trends of his time.
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E.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
ⓘ
character piece ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Dance of the Mirlitons
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Danse des Mirlitons ⓘ Shepherds’ Dance ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Christmas ⓘ |
| basedOn |
E. T. A. Hoffmann’s story "The Nutcracker and the Mouse King"
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linked to:
The Nutcracker and the Mouse King
|
| catalogue |
TH 14 (The Nutcracker)
ⓘ
linked to:
The Nutcracker
|
| composer | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russia ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1892 ⓘ |
| follows |
Chocolate (Spanish Dance)
ⓘ
linked to:
Spanish Dance (Chocolate)
|
| genre |
ballet music
ⓘ
orchestral dance ⓘ |
| hasForm | ternary form ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard Christmas-season concert repertoire ⓘ |
| key | G major ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentation |
bassoons
ⓘ
clarinets ⓘ flutes ⓘ oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 71 ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
light, graceful character
ⓘ
prominent woodwind melodies ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Danse des Mirlitons
ⓘ
Танец пастушков ⓘ |
| partOf |
The Nutcracker
ⓘ
The Nutcracker Suite ⓘ
linked to:
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
|
| partOfAct | Act II of The Nutcracker ⓘ |
| precedes | Arabian Dance (Coffee) ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| suiteOpusNumber | Op. 71a ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Allegro moderato ⓘ |
| timePeriod | late 19th century ⓘ |
| workType | dance movement ⓘ |
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Subject: Dance of the Reed Flutes Description of subject: Dance of the Reed Flutes is a light, graceful orchestral piece from Tchaikovsky’s ballet The Nutcracker, known for its delicate woodwind melodies and charming, dance-like character.
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