Sacred Concerts
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Sacred Concerts are a series of large-scale jazz compositions by Duke Ellington that blend sacred music, jazz, choral writing, and spoken word, often performed in church settings.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| First Sacred Concert | 1 |
| Sacred Concerts canonical | 1 |
| Second Sacred Concert | 1 |
| Third Sacred Concert | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1070234 — 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: Sacred Concerts Context triple: [Duke Ellington, notableWork, Sacred Concerts]
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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C.
Sabbath queen
The Sabbath Queen is a poetic, feminine personification of the Jewish Sabbath, welcomed as a royal bride in mystical and liturgical traditions.
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D.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Canticle of the Sun
Canticle of the Sun is a 13th-century religious poem by St. Francis of Assisi that praises God through the elements of creation, such as Brother Sun and Sister Moon.
- 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: Sacred Concerts Target entity description: Sacred Concerts are a series of large-scale jazz compositions by Duke Ellington that blend sacred music, jazz, choral writing, and spoken word, often performed in church settings.
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
Vespers
Vespers is an evening prayer service in the Byzantine Rite, marking the liturgical beginning of the day with psalms, hymns, and incense.
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C.
Sabbath queen
The Sabbath Queen is a poetic, feminine personification of the Jewish Sabbath, welcomed as a royal bride in mystical and liturgical traditions.
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D.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Canticle of the Sun
Canticle of the Sun is a 13th-century religious poem by St. Francis of Assisi that praises God through the elements of creation, such as Brother Sun and Sister Moon.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
jazz composition cycle
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musical composition ⓘ musical composition ⓘ musical composition ⓘ series of musical compositions ⓘ |
| combinesMusicalTraditions |
Christian sacred music
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European choral tradition ⓘ jazz ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Grace Cathedral, San Francisco ⓘ |
| composer |
Duke Ellington
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Duke Ellington ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| creator | Duke Ellington ⓘ |
| features |
choir
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choir ⓘ choir ⓘ jazz orchestra ⓘ jazz orchestra ⓘ jazz orchestra ⓘ tap dancer ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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jazz ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
First Sacred Concert
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linked to:
Sacred Concerts
Second Sacred Concert ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Concerts
Third Sacred Concert ⓘ
linked to:
Sacred Concerts
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| incorporates |
big band writing
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choral writing ⓘ improvisation ⓘ narration ⓘ |
| notablePerformer | Duke Ellington Orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate |
1965-09-16
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1968-01-19 ⓘ 1973-10-24 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation |
Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York City
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linked to:
Cathedral of Saint John the Divine
Grace Cathedral, San Francisco ⓘ Westminster Abbey, London ⓘ |
| primaryLanguage | English ⓘ |
| theme |
praise
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religious faith ⓘ spiritual reflection ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceVenue |
cathedral
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church ⓘ |
| usesElement | spoken word ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Sacred Concerts Description of subject: Sacred Concerts are a series of large-scale jazz compositions by Duke Ellington that blend sacred music, jazz, choral writing, and spoken word, often performed in church settings.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sacred Concerts
linked to: Sacred Concerts
linked to: Sacred Concerts