Lincoln Portrait
E202834
Lincoln Portrait is a 1942 orchestral work with narrator by American composer Aaron Copland that combines symphonic music with spoken excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lincoln Portrait canonical | 2 |
| A Lincoln Portrait | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1820970 — 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: Lincoln Portrait Context triple: [Aaron Copland, notableWork, Lincoln Portrait]
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A.
Abraham Lincoln’s top hat
Abraham Lincoln’s top hat is the iconic stovepipe hat worn by the 16th U.S. president, famously associated with his public image and preserved today as a significant artifact of American history.
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B.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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C.
Portrait of John Quincy Adams Ward
"Portrait of John Quincy Adams Ward" is a painted likeness of the prominent American sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, created by the 19th-century American artist Eastman Johnson.
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D.
Lincoln
Lincoln is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its conservation land, historic sites, and commuter access to Boston.
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E.
Lincoln
Lincoln is a historic cathedral city in the East Midlands of England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle.
- 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: Lincoln Portrait Target entity description: Lincoln Portrait is a 1942 orchestral work with narrator by American composer Aaron Copland that combines symphonic music with spoken excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.
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A.
Abraham Lincoln’s top hat
Abraham Lincoln’s top hat is the iconic stovepipe hat worn by the 16th U.S. president, famously associated with his public image and preserved today as a significant artifact of American history.
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B.
Lincoln the Unknown
"Lincoln the Unknown" is a biographical book by Dale Carnegie that offers an accessible, narrative-driven portrait of Abraham Lincoln’s personal struggles and character development.
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C.
Portrait of John Quincy Adams Ward
"Portrait of John Quincy Adams Ward" is a painted likeness of the prominent American sculptor John Quincy Adams Ward, created by the 19th-century American artist Eastman Johnson.
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D.
Lincoln
Lincoln is a historic cathedral city in the East Midlands of England, renowned for its medieval architecture, including Lincoln Cathedral and Lincoln Castle.
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E.
Lincoln
Lincoln is a suburban town in eastern Massachusetts known for its conservation land, historic sites, and commuter access to Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert work
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
A Lincoln Portrait
ⓘ
linked to:
Lincoln Portrait
|
| basedOn |
speeches of Abraham Lincoln
ⓘ
writings of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| dateComposed | 1942 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | the American people ⓘ |
| form | symphonic with narrator ⓘ |
| genre |
narrated orchestral work
ⓘ
orchestral ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | later narrated orchestral works about historical figures ⓘ |
| hasMovementStructure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| hasNarrator | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
narrator
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
American Civil War era
ⓘ
American patriotism ⓘ democracy ⓘ leadership of Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Lincoln Portrait ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War II era ⓘ |
| includesSpokenTextFrom | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| includesSpokenTextType | speeches ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | Abraham Lincoln’s life and words ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert performance ⓘ |
| intendedNarratorRole | spoken word soloist ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | orchestra and voice (spoken) ⓘ |
| narrationLanguage | English ⓘ |
| performancePractice | narrator reads from script over orchestral accompaniment ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra and narrator ⓘ |
| style | accessible tonal style ⓘ |
| subject | Abraham Lincoln ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 13 minutes ⓘ |
| usesMaterial | American folk-like themes ⓘ |
| yearOfCreation | 1942 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lincoln Portrait Description of subject: Lincoln Portrait is a 1942 orchestral work with narrator by American composer Aaron Copland that combines symphonic music with spoken excerpts from Abraham Lincoln’s speeches.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Lincoln Portrait