Moses und Aron
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Moses und Aron is an unfinished twelve-tone opera by Arnold Schoenberg that explores the biblical story of Moses and Aaron and the tension between divine idea and its imperfect expression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Moses und Aron canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Moses und Aron Context triple: [Arnold Schoenberg, notableWork, Moses und Aron]
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A.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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B.
Bnei Moshe
Bnei Moshe was a late 19th-century Zionist intellectual and cultural society, led by Ahad Ha'am, that promoted a spiritual and cultural renaissance of the Jewish people in their historic homeland.
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C.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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D.
Mivtza Moshe
Mivtza Moshe is the Hebrew name for Operation Moses, the 1984–1985 covert Israeli airlift that rescued thousands of Ethiopian Jews and brought them to Israel.
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E.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
- 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: Moses und Aron Target entity description: Moses und Aron is an unfinished twelve-tone opera by Arnold Schoenberg that explores the biblical story of Moses and Aaron and the tension between divine idea and its imperfect expression.
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A.
Blessing of Moses
Blessing of Moses is a biblical poetic passage in which Moses delivers final prophetic blessings to the tribes of Israel before his death.
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B.
Bnei Moshe
Bnei Moshe was a late 19th-century Zionist intellectual and cultural society, led by Ahad Ha'am, that promoted a spiritual and cultural renaissance of the Jewish people in their historic homeland.
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C.
Moses
Moses is a central prophet and leader in the Hebrew Bible, traditionally credited with leading the Israelites out of Egypt and receiving the Ten Commandments from God.
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D.
Mivtza Moshe
Mivtza Moshe is the Hebrew name for Operation Moses, the 1984–1985 covert Israeli airlift that rescued thousands of Ethiopian Jews and brought them to Israel.
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E.
Song of Moses
The Song of Moses is a biblical hymn in Deuteronomy that poetically recounts God's faithfulness and Israel's unfaithfulness, serving as a covenantal witness and warning to the people of Israel.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
opera
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twelve-tone opera ⓘ |
| actStatus |
third act incomplete
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two acts fully orchestrated ⓘ |
| basedOn | biblical story of Moses and Aaron ⓘ |
| centralConflict | Moses as bearer of pure idea vs Aron as mediator ⓘ |
| character |
Aron
ⓘ
Moses ⓘ |
| completionStatus | unfinished ⓘ |
| composer | Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ |
| compositionMethod | twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| dramaticFocus |
danger of idolatry in representation
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inadequacy of language to express God ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | music drama ⓘ |
| genre | sacred opera ⓘ |
| instrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| librettist | Arnold Schoenberg ⓘ |
| librettoForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| librettoLanguage | German ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Second Viennese School ⓘ |
| notableScene | Golden Calf episode ⓘ |
| numberOfActs | 3 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century opera ⓘ |
| philosophicalAspect |
problem of representing the ineffable
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relationship between word and image ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Judaism ⓘ |
| setting |
Old Testament
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linked to:
Bible
wilderness of Sinai ⓘ
linked to:
מדבר סיני
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| structureFeature |
extended orchestral writing
ⓘ
large choral scenes ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Exodus narrative ⓘ |
| textSource | Book of Exodus ⓘ |
| theme |
conflict between faith and representation
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tension between divine idea and its expression ⓘ |
| titleSpelling | uses "Aron" instead of "Aaron" ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
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