Book of the Eight Tones
E172795
The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Book of the Eight Tones canonical | 2 |
| Book of the Eight Modes | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1515373 — 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: Book of the Eight Tones Context triple: [Octoechos, hasAlternativeName, Book of the Eight Tones]
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A.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
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B.
Siete Leyes
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C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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E.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
- 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: Book of the Eight Tones Target entity description: The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
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A.
Song of the Three Holy Youths
Song of the Three Holy Youths is an ancient biblical canticle, traditionally associated with the Book of Daniel, that recounts the praise of God by three youths miraculously preserved in a fiery furnace.
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B.
Siete Leyes
Siete Leyes were a series of centralist constitutional reforms enacted in Mexico in 1836 that replaced the federal system with a more centralized government structure.
-
C.
Daozang
Daozang is the vast canonical collection of Taoist scriptures, rituals, and commentaries compiled over centuries as the primary literary foundation of Taoist religious and philosophical tradition.
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D.
Footsteps of the Master
Footsteps of the Master is a religious and devotional work by Harriet Beecher Stowe that reflects on the life and teachings of Jesus Christ.
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E.
The Tao of Wu
The Tao of Wu is a philosophical and autobiographical book by RZA that blends Wu-Tang Clan history with lessons drawn from Eastern spirituality, Five Percent Nation teachings, and personal experience.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christian religious text
ⓘ
hymn book ⓘ liturgical book ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian hymnody
ⓘ
Eastern Christianity ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Book of the Eight Modes
ⓘ
linked to:
Book of the Eight Tones
|
| hasFunction | organization of chants for worship ⓘ |
| hasGenre | liturgical music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalSystem |
octoechos
ⓘ
linked to:
Oktoechos
|
| hasNumberOfTones | 8 ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chants
ⓘ
liturgical hymns ⓘ |
| hasPurpose | to guide the singing of hymns according to mode ⓘ |
| hasSubject | Christian worship ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | participants in Eastern Christian worship ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | various Eastern Christian liturgical languages ⓘ |
| mediaType |
manuscript
ⓘ
printed book ⓘ |
| organizesBy | eight musical modes ⓘ |
| usedBy |
Eastern Christian chanters
ⓘ
Eastern Christian clergy ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
church services
ⓘ
liturgical celebrations ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Eastern Christian liturgy
ⓘ
Eastern Christian worship ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Book of the Eight Tones Description of subject: The Book of the Eight Tones is a liturgical hymn book used in Eastern Christian worship that organizes chants according to eight musical modes.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Book of the Eight Tones