Golliwogg’s Cakewalk
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Golliwogg’s Cakewalk is a lively, ragtime-influenced piano piece by Claude Debussy, known for its playful character and humorous musical references.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Golliwogg’s Cakewalk canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11018944 — 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: Golliwogg’s Cakewalk Context triple: [Children’s Corner, movement, Golliwogg’s Cakewalk]
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A.
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition.
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B.
Boogie Woogie
"Boogie Woogie" is a lively blues and jazz song associated with vocalist Jimmy Rushing, showcasing his powerful, swinging style.
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C.
Boogie Woogie Stomp
Boogie Woogie Stomp is a landmark boogie-woogie piano piece by Albert Ammons that helped popularize the energetic, rolling left-hand style in early jazz and blues music.
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D.
Minnie the Moocher
"Minnie the Moocher" is a classic 1931 jazz and scat-singing hit by Cab Calloway, famous for its call-and-response "hi-de-hi-de-ho" chorus and enduring influence in popular culture.
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E.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz music.
- 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: Golliwogg’s Cakewalk Target entity description: Golliwogg’s Cakewalk is a lively, ragtime-influenced piano piece by Claude Debussy, known for its playful character and humorous musical references.
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A.
The Tap Dance Kid
The Tap Dance Kid is a 1983 Broadway musical about a young African American boy pursuing his dream of becoming a tap dancer despite family opposition.
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B.
Boogie Woogie
"Boogie Woogie" is a lively blues and jazz song associated with vocalist Jimmy Rushing, showcasing his powerful, swinging style.
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C.
Boogie Woogie Stomp
Boogie Woogie Stomp is a landmark boogie-woogie piano piece by Albert Ammons that helped popularize the energetic, rolling left-hand style in early jazz and blues music.
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D.
Minnie the Moocher
"Minnie the Moocher" is a classic 1931 jazz and scat-singing hit by Cab Calloway, famous for its call-and-response "hi-de-hi-de-ho" chorus and enduring influence in popular culture.
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E.
Syncopation
Syncopation is a 1942 American musical drama film centered on the history and development of jazz music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
character piece
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piano piece ⓘ solo piano work ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 3 minutes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 113 (within Children’s Corner, L. 113) ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Claude-Emma Debussy (through the Children’s Corner suite) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicatedWithinSuiteTo | Claude-Emma Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1908 ⓘ |
| genre |
cakewalk
ⓘ
ragtime-influenced classical music ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
comic
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light-hearted ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | Edwardian era European fascination with American popular music ⓘ |
| hasForm | ternary-like form ⓘ |
| hasMeter | 2/4 time ⓘ |
| hasPart |
humorous musical quotations
ⓘ
ragtime-style accompaniment ⓘ syncopated rhythms ⓘ |
| hasSection |
contrasting lyrical middle section
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return of opening cakewalk material ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
African American cakewalk dance
ⓘ
ragtime ⓘ |
| intendedPerformer | pianist ⓘ |
| isInRepertoireOf | classical pianists ⓘ |
| isTonal | yes ⓘ |
| key | E-flat major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementType | dance ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
parody of Richard Wagner’s Tristan und Isolde
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quotation of the Tristan chord ⓘ use of off-beat accents ⓘ use of sudden dynamic contrasts ⓘ |
| partOf | Children’s Corner NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | early Debussy piano music ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | no. 6 in Children’s Corner ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand & Cie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
humorous
ⓘ
lively ⓘ playful ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Allegro giusto ⓘ |
| usesRhythm | syncopation ⓘ |
| usesTexture | melody with accompaniment ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| writtenFor | amateur and professional pianists ⓘ |
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