Dover Beach, Op. 3
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Dover Beach, Op. 3 is an early chamber-vocal work by American composer Samuel Barber, written for baritone and string quartet and based on Matthew Arnold’s poem "Dover Beach."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Dover Beach | 1 |
| Dover Beach, Op. 3 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3084012 — 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: Dover Beach, Op. 3 Context triple: [Samuel Barber, notableWork, Dover Beach, Op. 3]
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A.
Crossing the Bar
"Crossing the Bar" is a short, reflective poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that meditates on death and the soul’s peaceful passage into the afterlife.
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B.
Bright Star
"Bright Star" is a 2009 romantic drama film directed by Jane Campion that portrays the tragic love story between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
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C.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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D.
Ode to the Ionian Islands
Ode to the Ionian Islands is a celebrated poetic work associated with the Greek Ionian School of literature, reflecting its romantic and patriotic themes.
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E.
Leda and the Swan
"Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by W.B. Yeats that vividly retells the Greek myth of Zeus’s rape of Leda, exploring themes of violence, power, and the origins of historical catastrophe.
- 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: Dover Beach, Op. 3 Target entity description: Dover Beach, Op. 3 is an early chamber-vocal work by American composer Samuel Barber, written for baritone and string quartet and based on Matthew Arnold’s poem "Dover Beach."
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A.
Crossing the Bar
"Crossing the Bar" is a short, reflective poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that meditates on death and the soul’s peaceful passage into the afterlife.
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B.
Bright Star
"Bright Star" is a 2009 romantic drama film directed by Jane Campion that portrays the tragic love story between poet John Keats and Fanny Brawne.
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C.
In Memoriam
In Memoriam is the annual Academy Awards tribute segment honoring film industry members who have died in the preceding year.
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D.
Ode to the Ionian Islands
Ode to the Ionian Islands is a celebrated poetic work associated with the Greek Ionian School of literature, reflecting its romantic and patriotic themes.
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E.
Leda and the Swan
"Leda and the Swan" is a sonnet by W.B. Yeats that vividly retells the Greek myth of Zeus’s rape of Leda, exploring themes of violence, power, and the origins of historical catastrophe.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
art song
ⓘ
chamber-vocal work ⓘ composition ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposer | Samuel Barber ⓘ |
| basedOn |
the poem "Dover Beach"
ⓘ
linked to:
Dover Beach
|
| belongsToRepertoire |
20th-century art song repertoire
ⓘ
American art song repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | Samuel Barber ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
song with string quartet
ⓘ
vocal chamber music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogDesignation | Op. 3 ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalEnsemble | string quartet ⓘ |
| hasMovementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| hasTitle |
Dover Beach
ⓘ
linked to:
Dover Beach, Op. 3
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| hasVocalPart | solo baritone ⓘ |
| isEarlyWorkOf | Samuel Barber ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literarySourceAuthor | Matthew Arnold ⓘ |
| literarySourceTitle | Dover Beach ⓘ |
| notableFor |
early example of Samuel Barber’s mature style
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setting of a major Victorian poem ⓘ |
| opusNumber | Op. 3 ⓘ |
| originalMedium | baritone and string quartet ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
baritone
ⓘ
cello ⓘ string quartet ⓘ two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| style |
lyric
ⓘ
tonal ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human suffering
ⓘ
loss of religious certainty ⓘ melancholy reflection on faith and modernity ⓘ sea imagery ⓘ |
| textBy | Matthew Arnold ⓘ |
| textSource |
"Dover Beach" by Matthew Arnold
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linked to:
Dover Beach
|
| typicalPerformanceContext |
chamber music concert
ⓘ
recital ⓘ |
| usesEnsembleType | string quartet ⓘ |
| usesPoeticForm | dramatic monologue ⓘ |
| vocalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| voiceType | baritone ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Dover Beach, Op. 3 Description of subject: Dover Beach, Op. 3 is an early chamber-vocal work by American composer Samuel Barber, written for baritone and string quartet and based on Matthew Arnold’s poem "Dover Beach."
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Dover Beach, Op. 3