Job: A Masque for Dancing
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Job: A Masque for Dancing is a ballet score by Ralph Vaughan Williams inspired by the biblical Book of Job, noted for its rich orchestration and evocative depiction of spiritual struggle.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Job: A Masque for Dancing canonical | 5 |
| choreographic structure of Job: A Masque for Dancing | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1909078 — 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: Job: A Masque for Dancing Context triple: [Ralph Vaughan Williams, notableWork, Job: A Masque for Dancing]
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A.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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D.
The Theatre of Dreams
The Theatre of Dreams is the famous moniker for Manchester United’s iconic Old Trafford stadium, renowned for its rich footballing history and passionate atmosphere.
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E.
Madrigalejo
Madrigalejo is a small municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, historically noted as the place where King Ferdinand II of Aragon died.
- 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: Job: A Masque for Dancing Target entity description: Job: A Masque for Dancing is a ballet score by Ralph Vaughan Williams inspired by the biblical Book of Job, noted for its rich orchestration and evocative depiction of spiritual struggle.
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A.
The Masque
The Masque is a lively, jazz-influenced movement within Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s exploration of modern existential themes.
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B.
The Dance
The Dance is a famous early 20th-century painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a circle of nude figures dancing against a vivid, simplified landscape, exemplifying his bold use of color and form in Fauvism.
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C.
The Rake's Progress
The Rake's Progress is a 20th-century opera by Igor Stravinsky, renowned for its neoclassical style and satirical narrative of moral decline.
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D.
The Theatre of Dreams
The Theatre of Dreams is the famous moniker for Manchester United’s iconic Old Trafford stadium, renowned for its rich footballing history and passionate atmosphere.
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E.
Madrigalejo
Madrigalejo is a small municipality in the province of Cáceres, Extremadura, Spain, historically noted as the place where King Ferdinand II of Aragon died.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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ballet score ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | Book of Job ⓘ |
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| form | masque ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasCreator | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
harp ⓘ organ ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Epilogue
ⓘ
Prologue ⓘ Scene I ⓘ Scene II ⓘ Scene III ⓘ Scene IV ⓘ Scene V ⓘ Scene VI ⓘ Scene VII ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
divine justice
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innocent suffering ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | biblical Book of Job ⓘ |
| intendedFor |
ballet production
ⓘ
stage performance ⓘ |
| inUniverse | biblical narrative ⓘ |
| involvesCharacter |
God
ⓘ
Job ⓘ Job's family ⓘ Satan ⓘ
linked to:
Iblis
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| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementType | programmatic ⓘ |
| notedFor |
evocative depiction of spiritual struggle
ⓘ
rich orchestration ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| style | English pastoral modernism ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
faith under trial
ⓘ
good and evil ⓘ spiritual struggle ⓘ suffering of Job ⓘ |
| title | Job: A Masque for Dancing ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: Job: A Masque for Dancing Description of subject: Job: A Masque for Dancing is a ballet score by Ralph Vaughan Williams inspired by the biblical Book of Job, noted for its rich orchestration and evocative depiction of spiritual struggle.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Job: A Masque for Dancing