Vltava (symphonic poem)
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"Vltava" is a famous symphonic poem by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana that musically depicts the course and character of the Vltava River as part of his cycle "Má vlast" ("My Country").
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Bedrich Smetana – Vltava | 1 |
| The Song of the Moldau | 1 |
| Vltava (symphonic poem) canonical | 1 |
| Vltava in E minor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5371190 — 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: Vltava (symphonic poem) Context triple: [Vltava River, featuredInWork, Vltava (symphonic poem)]
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 is a celebrated set of lively orchestral and piano dances by Antonín Dvořák that helped establish his international reputation and showcase Czech folk-inspired music.
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Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 is a set of lively orchestral and piano dances by Antonín Dvořák that draw on Czech and Slavic folk rhythms and melodies.
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Polish Symphony
Polish Symphony is the popular name for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, a five-movement Romantic-era orchestral work noted for its dance-like character and prominent use of polonaise rhythms.
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Verklärte Nacht
Verklärte Nacht is a late-Romantic string sextet (often performed in string orchestra version) by Arnold Schoenberg, renowned for its rich chromaticism and programmatic inspiration from Richard Dehmel’s poem of the same name.
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Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive 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: Vltava (symphonic poem)
Target entity description: "Vltava" is a famous symphonic poem by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana that musically depicts the course and character of the Vltava River as part of his cycle "Má vlast" ("My Country").
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A.
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46
Slavonic Dances, Op. 46 is a celebrated set of lively orchestral and piano dances by Antonín Dvořák that helped establish his international reputation and showcase Czech folk-inspired music.
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B.
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72
Slavonic Dances, Op. 72 is a set of lively orchestral and piano dances by Antonín Dvořák that draw on Czech and Slavic folk rhythms and melodies.
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C.
Polish Symphony
Polish Symphony is the popular name for Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29, a five-movement Romantic-era orchestral work noted for its dance-like character and prominent use of polonaise rhythms.
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D.
Verklärte Nacht
Verklärte Nacht is a late-Romantic string sextet (often performed in string orchestra version) by Arnold Schoenberg, renowned for its rich chromaticism and programmatic inspiration from Richard Dehmel’s poem of the same name.
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E.
Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive orchestration.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphonic poem ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Czech nationalism
ⓘ
Romantic era ⓘ |
| basedOn | natural landscape of Bohemia ⓘ |
| composer | Bedřich Smetana ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1874–1875 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Czech lands ⓘ |
| depicts |
Vltava River
ⓘ
character of the Vltava River ⓘ course of the Vltava River ⓘ |
| firstPerformance | 1875 ⓘ |
| genre |
Romantic music
ⓘ
program music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueNumber | JB 1:112 ⓘ |
| hasOpusNumber | without opus number (WoO) ⓘ |
| inception | 1874 ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Bohemian landscape
ⓘ
Czech national identity ⓘ |
| key | E minor ⓘ |
| movementNumberInCycle | 2 ⓘ |
| narrativeElement |
broad river flowing toward Prague
ⓘ
flow through forests and meadows ⓘ moonlight dance of water nymphs ⓘ peasant wedding ⓘ rapids of St. John ⓘ two small springs forming the river ⓘ view of Vyšehrad ⓘ |
| notableFor |
musical depiction of a river’s journey
ⓘ
popularity as a concert piece ⓘ use of recurring river theme ⓘ |
| notableTheme | main river theme in 6/8 time ⓘ |
| orchestration | full Romantic orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf |
Czech national repertoire
ⓘ
Má vlast ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | cycle of six symphonic poems Má vlast ⓘ |
| placeOfFirstPerformance | Prague ⓘ |
| timeSignature | predominantly 6/8 ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Czech ⓘ |
| translatedTitle |
The Moldau
ⓘ
linked to:
Vltava River
|
| usesInstrument |
brass
ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ flute ⓘ harp ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ |
| workInSeriesFollowedBy | Šárka ⓘ |
| workInSeriesPrecededBy | Vyšehrad ⓘ |
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Subject: Vltava (symphonic poem)
Description of subject: "Vltava" is a famous symphonic poem by Czech composer Bedřich Smetana that musically depicts the course and character of the Vltava River as part of his cycle "Má vlast" ("My Country").
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Vltava (symphonic poem)
linked to: Vltava (symphonic poem)
linked to: Vltava (symphonic poem)