Lamentation
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"Lamentation" is the deeply expressive third movement of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah," reflecting themes of sorrow and mourning inspired by the biblical Book of Lamentations.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Lamentation canonical | 2 |
| III. Lamentation | 1 |
| Trauer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1920312 — 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: Lamentation Context triple: [Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah", hasMovement, Lamentation]
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A.
Lament
"Lament" is a track from the album *Voice of the Xtabay*, showcasing Yma Sumac’s dramatic vocal style and exotic orchestral arrangements.
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B.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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C.
Sorrow
Sorrow is a character in Toni Morrison's novel "A Mercy," known as a troubled young woman whose traumatic past and evolving identity reflect the book’s themes of loss, memory, and belonging.
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D.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- 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: Lamentation Target entity description: "Lamentation" is the deeply expressive third movement of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah," reflecting themes of sorrow and mourning inspired by the biblical Book of Lamentations.
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A.
Lament
"Lament" is a track from the album *Voice of the Xtabay*, showcasing Yma Sumac’s dramatic vocal style and exotic orchestral arrangements.
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B.
The Lament
"The Lament" is a poem by Scottish poet Robert Burns, known for its expressive portrayal of sorrow and emotional turmoil.
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C.
Sorrow
Sorrow is a character in Toni Morrison's novel "A Mercy," known as a troubled young woman whose traumatic past and evolving identity reflect the book’s themes of loss, memory, and belonging.
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D.
Lamentations
Lamentations is a biblical book of poetic dirges traditionally attributed to the prophet Jeremiah, mourning the destruction of Jerusalem and expressing profound grief, repentance, and hope in God’s mercy.
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E.
The Dirge
The Dirge is a somber, introspective section of Leonard Bernstein’s Symphony No. 2 “The Age of Anxiety,” reflecting the work’s themes of spiritual crisis and postwar disillusionment.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (35)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
symphonic movement ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Jeremiah (prophet)
ⓘ
linked to:
Jeremiah
Jewish liturgical tradition ⓘ |
| belongsToCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| belongsToPeriod | modern classical music ⓘ |
| composer | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
deeply expressive
ⓘ
lamenting ⓘ tragic ⓘ |
| genre | symphonic movement ⓘ |
| hasReligiousContext | Judeo-Christian scripture ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasVocalComponent | mezzo-soprano solo ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Book of Lamentations
ⓘ
linked to:
Lamentations
Hebrew Bible ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
|
| movementNumber | 3 ⓘ |
| movementOf |
Jeremiah Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
|
| partOf |
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| positionInWork | third movement ⓘ |
| premieredAsPartOf | Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" ⓘ |
| relatedWork |
Profanation
ⓘ
Prophecy ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
collective suffering
ⓘ
destruction and exile of Jerusalem ⓘ spiritual crisis ⓘ |
| textLanguage | Hebrew ⓘ |
| textSource | biblical text ⓘ |
| theme |
grief
ⓘ
loss ⓘ mourning ⓘ sorrow ⓘ |
| usesForces |
mezzo-soprano voice
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Lamentation Description of subject: "Lamentation" is the deeply expressive third movement of Leonard Bernstein's Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah," reflecting themes of sorrow and mourning inspired by the biblical Book of Lamentations.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
linked to: Lamentation
subject linked to:
Symphony No. 1
linked to: Lamentation