Beethoven’s Tenth
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Beethoven’s Tenth is the popular nickname for Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, reflecting its perceived status as a spiritual successor to Beethoven’s symphonic legacy.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Beethoven's Tenth | 1 |
| Beethoven’s Tenth canonical | 1 |
| Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11594530 — 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: Beethoven’s Tenth Context triple: [Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, nickname, Beethoven’s Tenth]
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A.
Beethoven Opus 131
Beethoven Opus 131 is a celebrated late-period chamber work by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its emotional depth, structural innovation, and continuous seven-movement form.
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B.
Symphony No. 10
Symphony No. 10 is a major orchestral work by Dmitri Shostakovich, widely regarded as one of his most powerful and emotionally intense symphonies, often interpreted as a response to the Stalinist era.
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C.
La Dixième Symphonie
La Dixième Symphonie is a 1918 French silent drama film by Abel Gance that explores themes of artistic obsession, jealousy, and redemption through the story of a tormented composer.
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D.
Unfinished Symphony
The Unfinished Symphony is Franz Schubert’s famously incomplete Symphony No. 8 in B minor, celebrated for its lyrical beauty and enduring mystery over why it was never finished.
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E.
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Mahler's Symphony No. 9 is Gustav Mahler’s final completed symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, exploration of mortality, and expansive late-Romantic orchestral writing.
- 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: Beethoven’s Tenth Target entity description: Beethoven’s Tenth is the popular nickname for Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, reflecting its perceived status as a spiritual successor to Beethoven’s symphonic legacy.
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A.
Beethoven Opus 131
Beethoven Opus 131 is a celebrated late-period chamber work by Ludwig van Beethoven, renowned for its emotional depth, structural innovation, and continuous seven-movement form.
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B.
Symphony No. 10
Symphony No. 10 is a major orchestral work by Dmitri Shostakovich, widely regarded as one of his most powerful and emotionally intense symphonies, often interpreted as a response to the Stalinist era.
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C.
La Dixième Symphonie
La Dixième Symphonie is a 1918 French silent drama film by Abel Gance that explores themes of artistic obsession, jealousy, and redemption through the story of a tormented composer.
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D.
Unfinished Symphony
The Unfinished Symphony is Franz Schubert’s famously incomplete Symphony No. 8 in B minor, celebrated for its lyrical beauty and enduring mystery over why it was never finished.
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E.
Mahler Symphony No. 9
Mahler's Symphony No. 9 is Gustav Mahler’s final completed symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, exploration of mortality, and expansive late-Romantic orchestral writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | nickname ⓘ |
| appliedAfterPremiereOf |
Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
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linked to:
Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
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| appliedToComposer | Johannes Brahms ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| associatedWithGenre | symphony ⓘ |
| associatedWithKey | C minor ⓘ |
| associatedWithOpusNumber | Op. 68 ⓘ |
| category | classical music nickname ⓘ |
| connotation | spiritual successor to Beethoven’s symphonies ⓘ |
| era | Romantic era reception ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Beethoven’s Tenth Symphony
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linked to:
Beethoven’s Tenth
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| hasCulturalMeaning | acknowledgment of Brahms as heir to Beethoven’s symphonic legacy ⓘ |
| hasNicknameFor |
Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
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linked to:
Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
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| impliesInfluenceOf | Beethoven’s symphonic style ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| perceivedStatus |
landmark in post-Beethoven symphonic writing
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major 19th-century symphony ⓘ |
| refersTo |
Brahms’s Symphony No. 1
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linked to:
Brahms's Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68
Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68 ⓘ |
| relatesToConcept | continuation of the German symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| relatesToWork |
Beethoven’s Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
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linked to:
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
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| usedBy |
classical music audiences
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music critics ⓘ music historians ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: Beethoven’s Tenth Description of subject: Beethoven’s Tenth is the popular nickname for Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, reflecting its perceived status as a spiritual successor to Beethoven’s symphonic legacy.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Beethoven’s Tenth
linked to: Beethoven’s Tenth