Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great"

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orchestral work symphony

Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great" is Franz Schubert’s monumental late symphony, celebrated for its expansive scale, lyrical themes, and rich orchestration, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Romantic symphonic repertoire.

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All labels observed (7)

Label	Occurrences
Great C major Symphony	3
Symphony No. 9 in C major	2
Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great" canonical	2
Symphony No. 9 in C major, D 944	2
Schubert Symphony No. 9 in C major (The Great)	1
Schubert's Symphony No. 9 in C major "The Great"	1
Schubert’s Great C major	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1891956 — 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: Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great"
Context triple: [Franz Schubert, notableWork, Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great"]

A. Symphony No. 9 in D major
Symphony No. 9 in D major is Gustav Mahler’s final completed symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth and often interpreted as a farewell to life and the late-Romantic symphonic tradition.
B. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is Beethoven’s monumental final symphony, renowned for its choral finale setting Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” and its profound influence on Western classical music.
C. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
D. Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 5 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his modern yet accessible style and contribution to late-20th-century symphonic repertoire.
E. Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Symphony No. 7 in E minor is a large-scale, five-movement orchestral work by Gustav Mahler, noted for its complex structure, darkly enigmatic character, and innovative orchestration.
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: Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great"
Target entity description: Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great" is Franz Schubert’s monumental late symphony, celebrated for its expansive scale, lyrical themes, and rich orchestration, and regarded as one of the masterpieces of the Romantic symphonic repertoire.

A. Symphony No. 9 in D major
Symphony No. 9 in D major is Gustav Mahler’s final completed symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth and often interpreted as a farewell to life and the late-Romantic symphonic tradition.
B. Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125
Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 is Beethoven’s monumental final symphony, renowned for its choral finale setting Schiller’s “Ode to Joy” and its profound influence on Western classical music.
C. Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67
Symphony No. 5 in C minor, Op. 67 is one of Ludwig van Beethoven’s most famous and influential symphonies, renowned for its iconic four-note opening motif and its powerful, dramatic progression from darkness to triumph.
D. Symphony No. 5
Symphony No. 5 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his modern yet accessible style and contribution to late-20th-century symphonic repertoire.
E. Symphony No. 7 in E minor
Symphony No. 7 in E minor is a large-scale, five-movement orchestral work by Gustav Mahler, noted for its complex structure, darkly enigmatic character, and innovative orchestration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphony ⓘ
alternativeName	Great C major Symphony ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great" Schubert’s Great C major ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 9 in C major "Great" Symphony in C major D 944 ⓘ
approximateCompositionEnd	1826 ⓘ
approximateCompositionStart	1825 ⓘ
approximateDuration	50–60 minutes ⓘ
catalogNumber	D 944 ⓘ
composer	Franz Schubert ⓘ
composerNationality	Austrian ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Austria ⓘ
dedicationStatus	not commonly associated with a formal dedication ⓘ
distinguishedFrom	Symphony No. 6 in C major "Little C major" ⓘ
era	19th century ⓘ
genre	Romantic symphony ⓘ
hasForm	scherzo and trio in third movement ⓘ sonata form in first movement ⓘ sonata-rondo elements in finale ⓘ
influenced	Anton Bruckner’s symphonies ⓘ Gustav Mahler’s symphonic style ⓘ later Romantic symphonic writing ⓘ
key	C major ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
movement	I. Andante – Allegro ma non troppo ⓘ II. Andante con moto ⓘ III. Scherzo: Allegro vivace ⓘ IV. Finale: Allegro vivace ⓘ
movementCount	4 ⓘ
notableFeature	cyclical thematic relationships ⓘ expansive scale ⓘ extensive use of brass ⓘ long-breathed melodies ⓘ lyrical themes ⓘ rhythmic drive ⓘ rich orchestration ⓘ
notableInterpretiveTradition	often performed with broad tempi emphasizing grandeur ⓘ
numberInSeries	9 ⓘ
orchestration	large classical–Romantic orchestra ⓘ
originalTitle	Symphonie in C-Dur ⓘ
period	late Schubert ⓘ linked to: Franz Schubert
regardedAs	masterpiece of the Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ one of Schubert’s greatest orchestral works ⓘ
stylePeriod	early Romantic ⓘ
tonalCenter	C major ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	woodwinds, brass, timpani, and strings ⓘ
workNumberingIssue	sometimes numbered as Symphony No. 7 ⓘ sometimes numbered as Symphony No. 8 ⓘ

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