Hodie
E211918
Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hodie canonical | 1 |
| Hodie (This Day) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909074 — 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: Hodie Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, Hodie]
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A.
Heute
Heute was an Austrian illustrated news magazine known for its photojournalistic coverage in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Hoy
Hoy is one of the larger islands of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland, known for its dramatic sea cliffs, rugged landscapes, and notable sea stack the Old Man of Hoy.
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C.
One Today
"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco that reflects on American unity and diversity, written for and delivered at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration in 2013.
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D.
On a Good Day
"On a Good Day" is a brief, piano-driven folk song by Joanna Newsom, known for its delicate melody and introspective lyrics.
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E.
Ayer
Ayer is a small town in north-central Massachusetts that functions as a regional commuter hub with rail connections to Boston.
- 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: Hodie Target entity description: Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.
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A.
Heute
Heute was an Austrian illustrated news magazine known for its photojournalistic coverage in the mid-20th century.
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B.
Hoy
Hoy is one of the larger islands of the Orkney archipelago in Scotland, known for its dramatic sea cliffs, rugged landscapes, and notable sea stack the Old Man of Hoy.
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C.
One Today
"One Today" is a poem by Richard Blanco that reflects on American unity and diversity, written for and delivered at Barack Obama’s second presidential inauguration in 2013.
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D.
On a Good Day
"On a Good Day" is a brief, piano-driven folk song by Joanna Newsom, known for its delicate melody and introspective lyrics.
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E.
Ayer
Ayer is a small town in north-central Massachusetts that functions as a regional commuter hub with rail connections to Boston.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Christmas music
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cantata ⓘ choral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | traditional Christmas carols ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfCompletion | 1953 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Three Choirs Festival (in practice, associated with it)
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linked to:
Three Choirs Festival
|
| firstPerformedAt | Three Choirs Festival ⓘ |
| genre |
Christmas cantata
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
baritone soloist
ⓘ
boys' choir ⓘ chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ organ ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ tenor soloist ⓘ |
| language |
English
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movementType |
chorus movements
ⓘ
narrative recitatives ⓘ solo songs ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 16 ⓘ |
| occasion | Christmas ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Worcester, England ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
baritone voice
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boys' voices ⓘ mixed chorus ⓘ organ ⓘ soprano voice ⓘ symphony orchestra ⓘ tenor voice ⓘ |
| style | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Nativity of Jesus
ⓘ
linked to:
Nativity of Christ
|
| textAuthor |
Bible
ⓘ
George Herbert ⓘ John Milton ⓘ Thomas Hardy ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | Today ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom |
Gospel of Luke
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Gospel of Matthew ⓘ |
| workTitle |
Hodie (This Day)
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linked to:
Hodie
|
| yearOfPremiere | 1954 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hodie Description of subject: Hodie is a Christmas cantata by English composer Ralph Vaughan Williams that blends traditional carols with original choral and orchestral music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.