Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor

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orchestral work symphony

Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor is one of his most famous and emotionally intense symphonies, often noted for its dramatic, restless character and embodiment of Classical-era pathos.

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Label	Occurrences
Symphony No. 40 in G minor	3
Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor canonical	1
Mozart's Symphony No. 40	1
Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1934050 — 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.

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Target entity: Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Context triple: [Sturm und Drang, hasNotableMusicWork, Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor]

A. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor is a dramatic, early symphony renowned for its intense emotional character and driving rhythms, often associated with the Sturm und Drang style.
B. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
C. Symphony No. 4 in G major
Symphony No. 4 in G major is Gustav Mahler’s relatively light and classical-style symphony, renowned for its serene character and soprano finale depicting a child’s vision of heaven.
D. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
E. Mozart Requiem
Mozart Requiem is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s unfinished and hauntingly powerful final mass, renowned as one of the most celebrated works in the choral and sacred music repertoire.
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: Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
Target entity description: Mozart's Symphony No. 40 in G minor is one of his most famous and emotionally intense symphonies, often noted for its dramatic, restless character and embodiment of Classical-era pathos.

A. Mozart Symphony No. 25 in G minor
Mozart's Symphony No. 25 in G minor is a dramatic, early symphony renowned for its intense emotional character and driving rhythms, often associated with the Sturm und Drang style.
B. Haydn Symphony No. 44 "Trauer"
Haydn’s Symphony No. 44 in E minor, nicknamed “Trauer” (“Mourning”), is a dark, intense work that exemplifies his Sturm und Drang style through its dramatic contrasts and emotional depth.
C. Symphony No. 4 in G major
Symphony No. 4 in G major is Gustav Mahler’s relatively light and classical-style symphony, renowned for its serene character and soprano finale depicting a child’s vision of heaven.
D. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
E. Mozart Requiem
Mozart Requiem is Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart’s unfinished and hauntingly powerful final mass, renowned as one of the most celebrated works in the choral and sacred music repertoire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (51)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alternativeTitle	Great G minor Symphony ⓘ
catalogNumber	K. 550 ⓘ
composedIn	Vienna ⓘ
composer	Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart ⓘ
compositionPeriod	summer 1788 ⓘ
dateComposed	1788 ⓘ
firstMovementForm	sonata form ⓘ
followedBy	Symphony No. 41 in C major, K. 551 ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 41 in C major "Jupiter"
fourthMovementForm	sonata form ⓘ
frequentPerformance	yes ⓘ
genre	Classical symphony ⓘ
hasClarinetVersion	yes ⓘ
historicalSignificance	central work of the symphonic repertoire ⓘ often cited as an archetype of Classical symphonic drama ⓘ one of Mozart's most famous symphonies ⓘ
influenced	Romantic-era symphonic writing ⓘ
key	G minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	Italian ⓘ
movement	I. Molto allegro ⓘ II. Andante ⓘ III. Menuetto. Allegretto ⓘ IV. Allegro assai ⓘ
nickName	Great G minor ⓘ
notableFeature	economical orchestration ⓘ intense thematic development ⓘ use of chromaticism ⓘ
numberOfMovements	4 ⓘ
openingMotifFeature	descending melodic line ⓘ syncopated accompaniment ⓘ
opusNumber	K. 550 ⓘ
period	Classical era ⓘ
placeInOeuvre	second of Mozart's two minor-key symphonies ⓘ
precededBy	Symphony No. 39 in E-flat major, K. 543 ⓘ linked to: Mozart Symphony No. 40 in G minor
relatedWork	Symphony No. 25 in G minor ⓘ
secondMovementForm	sonata form ⓘ
structure	four-movement cycle ⓘ
styleCharacteristic	Classical-era pathos ⓘ dramatic ⓘ emotional intensity ⓘ restless ⓘ
thirdMovementForm	minuet and trio ⓘ
tonality	minor ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	horns in B-flat and G ⓘ pairs of bassoons ⓘ pairs of oboes ⓘ strings ⓘ
version	original version without clarinets ⓘ revised version with clarinets ⓘ
workSeries	last three symphonies K. 543, 550, 551 ⓘ

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