Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement
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Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement is a powerful choral-orchestral setting that opens the symphony with a stark, condemnatory reflection on antisemitism and the Babi Yar massacre.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement canonical | 1 |
| choral symphony No. 13 by Dmitri Shostakovich | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement Context triple: [Babi Yar (poem), usedAsTextIn, Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement]
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Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony is a five-movement orchestral work notable for its unusual structure, predominantly dance-like character, and bright, optimistic tone compared to many of the composer's later symphonies.
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Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony is a deeply emotional and dramatic late-Romantic symphony renowned for its tragic intensity and innovative, somber finale.
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Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"
Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" is a large-scale symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, famously associated with the World War II siege of Leningrad and often interpreted as a powerful musical statement of resistance and resilience.
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Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Violin Concerto is a neoclassical violin concerto by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its sharp rhythmic energy, distinctive harmonic language, and frequent use as a score for modern ballet.
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E.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a dramatic, emotionally charged orchestral work composed in the late 1870s that explores the concept of fate through powerful themes and vivid orchestration.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement Target entity description: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement is a powerful choral-orchestral setting that opens the symphony with a stark, condemnatory reflection on antisemitism and the Babi Yar massacre.
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A.
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony
Tchaikovsky's Third Symphony is a five-movement orchestral work notable for its unusual structure, predominantly dance-like character, and bright, optimistic tone compared to many of the composer's later symphonies.
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B.
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony
Tchaikovsky’s Sixth Symphony is a deeply emotional and dramatic late-Romantic symphony renowned for its tragic intensity and innovative, somber finale.
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C.
Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad"
Symphony No. 7 "Leningrad" is a large-scale symphony by Dmitri Shostakovich, famously associated with the World War II siege of Leningrad and often interpreted as a powerful musical statement of resistance and resilience.
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D.
Stravinsky Violin Concerto
Stravinsky Violin Concerto is a neoclassical violin concerto by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its sharp rhythmic energy, distinctive harmonic language, and frequent use as a score for modern ballet.
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E.
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a dramatic, emotionally charged orchestral work composed in the late 1870s that explores the concept of fate through powerful themes and vivid orchestration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic movement ⓘ |
| basedOn | poem "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko ⓘ |
| chorusType | male chorus ⓘ |
| composer | Dmitri Shostakovich ⓘ |
| criticizes |
antisemitism in the Soviet Union
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historical erasure of Jewish suffering ⓘ |
| durationApprox | about 15 minutes ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
condemnatory
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dark ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| era | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| genre | choral symphonic movement ⓘ |
| historicalEventReferenced |
Nazi massacre at Babi Yar ravine near Kiev
ⓘ
linked to:
Babi Yar massacre
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| key | B-flat minor ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
close alignment of musical rhetoric with poetic text
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declamatory choral writing ⓘ prominent low brass and bass sonorities ⓘ |
| openingFunction | opening movement of Symphony No. 13 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor, Op. 113
ⓘ
linked to:
Symphony No. 13 in B-flat minor
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| placeInCycle | first of five movements in Symphony No. 13 ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
Khrushchev Thaw period
ⓘ
linked to:
de-Stalinization
Soviet censorship controversy ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Kyrill Kondrashin ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Soviet Union ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 18 December 1962 ⓘ |
| premierePerformer |
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
ⓘ
bass soloist Vitaly Gromadsky ⓘ male chorus ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Moscow ⓘ |
| style | Soviet modernism ⓘ |
| subject |
Babi Yar massacre
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antisemitism ⓘ historical injustice ⓘ |
| textBy | Yevgeny Yevtushenko ⓘ |
| textSource | Russian-language poem ⓘ |
| textTheme |
moral protest
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solidarity with persecuted Jews ⓘ universal human suffering ⓘ |
| texture | choral-orchestral ⓘ |
| title | Babi Yar ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
bass chorus
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bass solo ⓘ |
| vocalTypeRequired | bass voice ⓘ |
| workNumber | Op. 113/1 ⓘ |
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Subject: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement Description of subject: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement is a powerful choral-orchestral setting that opens the symphony with a stark, condemnatory reflection on antisemitism and the Babi Yar massacre.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
poem "Babi Yar" by Yevgeny Yevtushenko
subject linked to:
poem "Humour"
linked to: Shostakovich Symphony No. 13, first movement