Russian Easter Festival Overture
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Russian Easter Festival Overture is a vivid orchestral work by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov that evokes the spirit and liturgical chants of the Russian Orthodox Easter celebration.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Russian Easter Festival Overture canonical | 2 |
| Russian Easter Overture | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4171071 — 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: Russian Easter Festival Overture Context triple: [Scheherazade, relatedWorkByComposer, Russian Easter Festival Overture]
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A.
Carnaval, Op. 9
Carnaval, Op. 9 is a celebrated piano suite by Robert Schumann that portrays a series of masked-ball character pieces, many inspired by figures from his life and the commedia dell’arte.
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B.
1812 Overture, Op. 49
The 1812 Overture, Op. 49 is a famous orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its dramatic depiction of Russia’s defense against Napoleon and its climactic use of cannon fire and bells.
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C.
Petrushka
Petrushka is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky that tells the tragic story of a puppet who comes to life, blending Russian folk elements with innovative choreography and orchestration.
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D.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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E.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous late-19th-century ballet score, renowned for its richly orchestrated, dance-driven music and enduring popularity in holiday performances worldwide.
- 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: Russian Easter Festival Overture Target entity description: Russian Easter Festival Overture is a vivid orchestral work by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov that evokes the spirit and liturgical chants of the Russian Orthodox Easter celebration.
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A.
Carnaval, Op. 9
Carnaval, Op. 9 is a celebrated piano suite by Robert Schumann that portrays a series of masked-ball character pieces, many inspired by figures from his life and the commedia dell’arte.
-
B.
1812 Overture, Op. 49
The 1812 Overture, Op. 49 is a famous orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, renowned for its dramatic depiction of Russia’s defense against Napoleon and its climactic use of cannon fire and bells.
-
C.
Petrushka
Petrushka is a landmark early 20th-century ballet with music by Igor Stravinsky that tells the tragic story of a puppet who comes to life, blending Russian folk elements with innovative choreography and orchestration.
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D.
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.
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E.
The Nutcracker, Op. 71
The Nutcracker, Op. 71 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s famous late-19th-century ballet score, renowned for its richly orchestrated, dance-driven music and enduring popularity in holiday performances worldwide.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert overture
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ tone poem ⓘ |
| alternativeTitle |
Overture on Liturgical Themes
ⓘ
Russian Easter Overture ⓘ
linked to:
Russian Easter Festival Overture
|
| approximateDuration | 15 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Russian nationalist school
ⓘ
The Five (Russian composers) ⓘ |
| basedOn | Obikhod chant melodies ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Op. 36 ⓘ |
| completionYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1887 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
memory of Alexander Borodin
ⓘ
memory of Modest Mussorgsky ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
brass section
ⓘ
orchestral bells ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1888 ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
ⓘ
symphonic overture ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Russian Orthodox Easter liturgy
ⓘ
Russian Orthodox liturgical chants ⓘ |
| key | A major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Russian ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Evgeny Svetlanov conducting the USSR State Symphony Orchestra
ⓘ
Leonard Bernstein conducting the New York Philharmonic ⓘ Valery Gergiev conducting the Kirov Orchestra ⓘ |
| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
Svetly prazdnik
ⓘ
Светлый праздник ⓘ
linked to:
Eve of Pascha
|
| partOfSeries | Rimsky-Korsakov’s late orchestral works ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1888 ⓘ |
| publisher | Bessel & Co. ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Russian Orthodox Church ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement ⓘ |
| style |
colorful orchestration
ⓘ
use of folk-like chant material ⓘ vivid tone painting ⓘ |
| theme |
Easter celebration
ⓘ
religious festivity ⓘ resurrection of Christ ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
Bright Holiday
ⓘ
The Bright Holiday of Easter ⓘ |
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Subject: Russian Easter Festival Overture Description of subject: Russian Easter Festival Overture is a vivid orchestral work by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov that evokes the spirit and liturgical chants of the Russian Orthodox Easter celebration.
Referenced by (3)
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subject linked to:
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
linked to: Russian Easter Festival Overture