Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" canonical | 3 |
| Kaddish Symphony | 2 |
| Bernstein Symphony No. 3 | 1 |
| III. Scherzo – Kaddish 3 – Finale | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T312832 — 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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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" Context triple: [Leonard Bernstein, notableWork, Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"]
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A.
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
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B.
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.
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C.
Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
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D.
Opus 100
Opus 100 is a commemorative collection by Isaac Asimov that showcases excerpts and essays from his first hundred published books, reflecting the breadth of his work in science fiction and popular science.
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E.
Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" Target entity description: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
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A.
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety"
Symphony No. 2 "The Age of Anxiety" is Leonard Bernstein’s symphonic work for piano and orchestra inspired by W. H. Auden’s poem of the same name, exploring themes of postwar spiritual crisis and modern alienation.
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B.
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah"
Symphony No. 1 "Jeremiah" is Leonard Bernstein’s early, three-movement symphony for orchestra and mezzo-soprano that reflects themes from the biblical Book of Jeremiah and helped establish his reputation as a serious composer.
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C.
Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
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D.
Opus 100
Opus 100 is a commemorative collection by Isaac Asimov that showcases excerpts and essays from his first hundred published books, reflecting the breadth of his work in science fiction and popular science.
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E.
Messiah
Messiah is a prophesied, divinely appointed deliverer and king in Jewish and Christian traditions who is expected to bring salvation and restore God’s rule.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Kaddish Symphony
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linked to:
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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| basedOn | Jewish liturgical text Kaddish ⓘ |
| catalogNumber |
Bernstein Symphony No. 3
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linked to:
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
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| composer | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| dedicatedTo | John F. Kennedy ⓘ |
| exploresTheme |
crisis of faith
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dialogue with God ⓘ theodicy ⓘ |
| genre |
choral symphony
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programmatic symphony ⓘ |
| hasNarratorRole | Speaker ⓘ |
| hasPart |
boy choir
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mixed chorus ⓘ orchestra ⓘ soprano soloist ⓘ speaker ⓘ |
| intendedFor | concert performance ⓘ |
| languageOfText |
English
ⓘ
Hebrew ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Jewish prayer for the dead ⓘ |
| movement |
I. Invocation – Kaddish 1
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II. Din-Torah – Kaddish 2 ⓘ
linked to:
Kaddish
III. Scherzo – Kaddish 3 – Finale ⓘ
linked to:
Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish"
|
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableRecording | Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic ⓘ |
| numberInSeries | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1963 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Tel Aviv ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Israel Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| requires | large performing forces ⓘ |
| revisedVersion | 1977 revision ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic
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expressionist ⓘ |
| subject |
doubt
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faith ⓘ human relationship with God ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| textType | paraphrase of Kaddish prayer ⓘ |
| title | Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" ⓘ |
| usesElement |
Jewish liturgical themes
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choral singing ⓘ narration ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1963 ⓘ |
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Subject: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" Description of subject: Symphony No. 3 "Kaddish" is Leonard Bernstein’s large-scale, dramatic symphony that intertwines orchestral music, chorus, narration, and Jewish liturgical themes to explore faith, doubt, and the human relationship with God.
Referenced by (7)
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