Shepherds’ Farewell
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Shepherds’ Farewell is a gentle, pastoral chorus from Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ*, depicting the shepherds bidding goodbye to the Holy Family.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shepherds’ Farewell canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9689947 — 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: Shepherds’ Farewell Context triple: [L’Enfance du Christ, includesMovement, Shepherds’ Farewell]
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A.
The Shepherd
The Shepherd is a pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined treatment of rural subjects and atmospheric landscapes.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
The Shepherd’s Dream
The Shepherd’s Dream is a dramatic Romantic-era painting by Henry Fuseli that depicts a fantastical, nightmarish vision inspired by literature and the subconscious.
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D.
The Gentle Shepherd
The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
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E.
Shepherd’s Welcome
Shepherd’s Welcome is the opening track on Bill Callahan’s album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest," setting the reflective, intimate tone for the record.
- 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: Shepherds’ Farewell Target entity description: Shepherds’ Farewell is a gentle, pastoral chorus from Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ*, depicting the shepherds bidding goodbye to the Holy Family.
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A.
The Shepherd
The Shepherd is a pastoral painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, exemplifying his refined treatment of rural subjects and atmospheric landscapes.
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B.
The Hireling Shepherd
The Hireling Shepherd is an 1851 oil painting by William Holman Hunt that exemplifies the Pre-Raphaelite Brotherhood’s vivid detail, moral symbolism, and intense naturalism in a rural English setting.
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C.
The Shepherd’s Dream
The Shepherd’s Dream is a dramatic Romantic-era painting by Henry Fuseli that depicts a fantastical, nightmarish vision inspired by literature and the subconscious.
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D.
The Gentle Shepherd
The Gentle Shepherd is a celebrated 18th-century Scottish pastoral drama by Allan Ramsay that blends rustic comedy with social commentary and helped shape modern Scottish literary tradition.
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E.
Shepherd’s Welcome
Shepherd’s Welcome is the opening track on Bill Callahan’s album "Shepherd in a Sheepskin Vest," setting the reflective, intimate tone for the record.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ |
| accompaniment |
chamber orchestra
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Holy Family
ⓘ
shepherds ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical narrative of the Holy Family ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber |
H.130 (as part of L’Enfance du Christ)
ⓘ
linked to:
L’Enfance du Christ
|
| commonUse |
Christmas concerts
ⓘ
church services at Christmas ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | shepherds bidding farewell to the Holy Family ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
consoling
ⓘ
tender ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceContext | within the oratorio L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| genre |
oratorio chorus
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasForm | strophic-like chorus ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
chorus SATB
ⓘ
strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasKey | F major ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyRecorded | true ⓘ |
| isPopularExcerptFrom | L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Christmas ⓘ |
| movementOf | L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
homophonic choral writing
ⓘ
lyrical melodic lines ⓘ soft orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| partOf | L’Enfance du Christ ⓘ |
| period | 19th century ⓘ |
| style | Romantic ⓘ |
| subject |
Flight into Egypt
ⓘ
Nativity of Jesus ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
|
| tempoCharacter |
gentle
ⓘ
pastoral ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| titleInFrench | L’Adieu des bergers ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 4 minutes ⓘ |
| vocalForces | mixed chorus ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Shepherds’ Farewell Description of subject: Shepherds’ Farewell is a gentle, pastoral chorus from Hector Berlioz’s oratorio *L’Enfance du Christ*, depicting the shepherds bidding goodbye to the Holy Family.
Referenced by (1)
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