Moonlight Sonata
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Moonlight Sonata is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous piano sonatas, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and dedicated to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moonlight Sonata canonical | 9 |
| "Moonlight" Sonata | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moonlight Sonata Context triple: [Countess Giulietta Guicciardi, associatedWith, Moonlight Sonata]
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Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
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Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated and virtuosic piano sonatas, noted for its innovative structure, technical demands, and expansive, heroic character.
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Piano Sonata in E-flat minor
Piano Sonata in E-flat minor is a large-scale, virtuosic and structurally ambitious work for solo piano by French composer Paul Dukas, noted for its dense textures and symphonic character.
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Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its unconventional, fantasia-like structure and lyrical character.
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Piano Sonata in B minor
The Piano Sonata in B minor is Franz Liszt’s monumental, single-movement sonata for solo piano, renowned for its virtuosic demands, innovative structure, and profound emotional depth.
- 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: Moonlight Sonata Target entity description: Moonlight Sonata is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous piano sonatas, renowned for its hauntingly lyrical first movement and dedicated to his pupil Countess Giulietta Guicciardi.
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A.
Moonlight Sonata
Moonlight Sonata is the codename given by Nazi Germany to the devastating Luftwaffe air raid on the English city of Coventry during World War II.
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B.
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein"
Piano Sonata No. 21 in C major, Op. 53 "Waldstein" is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most celebrated and virtuosic piano sonatas, noted for its innovative structure, technical demands, and expansive, heroic character.
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C.
Piano Sonata in E-flat minor
Piano Sonata in E-flat minor is a large-scale, virtuosic and structurally ambitious work for solo piano by French composer Paul Dukas, noted for its dense textures and symphonic character.
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D.
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia"
Piano Sonata No. 13 in E-flat major, Op. 27 No. 1 "Quasi una fantasia" is a four-movement piano sonata by Ludwig van Beethoven noted for its unconventional, fantasia-like structure and lyrical character.
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E.
Piano Sonata in B minor
The Piano Sonata in B minor is Franz Liszt’s monumental, single-movement sonata for solo piano, renowned for its virtuosic demands, innovative structure, and profound emotional depth.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano sonata ⓘ solo piano work ⓘ |
| alternativeName |
Op. 27, No. 2
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor ⓘ
linked to:
Piano Sonata No. 14
Sonata quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Ludwig van Beethoven’s middle period ⓘ |
| catalogueDesignation | Op. 27, No. 2 ⓘ |
| commonlyPerformedBy | concert pianists ⓘ |
| commonlyStudiedIn | piano pedagogy ⓘ |
| composer | Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
Austria (Vienna)
ⓘ
linked to:
Austria
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| dedicatedTo | Countess Giulietta Guicciardi ⓘ |
| dedicateeRelationship | pupil of Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ |
| famousIn | Western classical music repertoire ⓘ |
| firstMovementCharacter | slow and meditative ⓘ |
| firstMovementTempoMarking | Adagio sostenuto ⓘ |
| genre | Classical period piano sonata ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| key | C-sharp minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Italian ⓘ |
| movement |
Adagio sostenuto
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Allegretto ⓘ Presto agitato ⓘ |
| nickname | Moonlight Sonata ⓘ |
| notableFor |
hauntingly lyrical first movement
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innovative sonata form ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | 27 ⓘ |
| opusSubNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| originalTitlePhrase | Sonata quasi una fantasia ⓘ |
| period | Classical era ⓘ |
| popularNicknameLanguage | English ⓘ |
| popularNicknameOrigin | coined after Beethoven’s death ⓘ |
| secondMovementCharacter | gentle and dance-like ⓘ |
| secondMovementTempoMarking | Allegretto ⓘ |
| structure | three-movement sonata ⓘ |
| thirdMovementCharacter | fast and turbulent ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTempoMarking | Presto agitato ⓘ |
| title | Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-sharp minor "Quasi una fantasia", Op. 27, No. 2 ⓘ |
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