A Quiet Thing
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"A Quiet Thing" is a reflective, understated song by John Kander and Fred Ebb from the musical Flora the Red Menace, known for its gentle meditation on the unexpected subtlety of true happiness.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A Quiet Thing canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5746838 — 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: A Quiet Thing Context triple: [Flora the Red Menace, notableSong, A Quiet Thing]
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A.
The Silence
The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
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B.
The Silence
The Silence is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Jan Chapman, known for its intense psychological themes and nuanced character study.
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C.
The Silence
The Silence are a mysterious, memory-erasing religious order of alien beings in Doctor Who who covertly manipulate human history from the shadows.
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D.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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E.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
- 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: A Quiet Thing Target entity description: "A Quiet Thing" is a reflective, understated song by John Kander and Fred Ebb from the musical Flora the Red Menace, known for its gentle meditation on the unexpected subtlety of true happiness.
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A.
The Silence
The Silence is a short, late-career novel by Don DeLillo that explores human disconnection and technological collapse in a near-future setting.
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B.
The Silence
The Silence is a 1998 Australian drama film directed by Cate Shortland and produced by Jan Chapman, known for its intense psychological themes and nuanced character study.
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C.
The Silence
The Silence are a mysterious, memory-erasing religious order of alien beings in Doctor Who who covertly manipulate human history from the shadows.
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D.
The Hunt
The Hunt is a BBC nature documentary series that explores the dramatic strategies predators and prey use to survive in the wild.
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E.
The Hunt
"The Hunt" is a dramatic, percussive cue from Jerry Goldsmith’s iconic 1968 Planet of the Apes film score, known for its avant-garde orchestration and intense, primal energy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| associatedWithComposerLyricistTeam |
John Kander and Fred Ebb
ⓘ
linked to:
John Kander
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| composer | John Kander ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| firstAppearanceIn | Flora the Red Menace ⓘ |
| genre | musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasAudience | musical theatre audiences ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | ballad ⓘ |
| hasType | theatre ballad ⓘ |
| includedIn | Kander and Ebb song repertoire ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceVenue | Broadway theatre ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricalCharacter | introspective ⓘ |
| lyricist | Fred Ebb ⓘ |
| lyricMood |
contemplative
ⓘ
tender ⓘ |
| medium | voice and piano ⓘ |
| musicalTheatreWritingTeam |
Kander and Ebb
ⓘ
linked to:
Kander & Ebb Productions
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| notableFor |
contrast with more brassy Kander and Ebb numbers
ⓘ
gentle meditation on the quiet nature of happiness ⓘ |
| partOfMusical |
Flora the Red Menace
ⓘ
linked to:
Flora the Red Menace (musical)
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| performanceContext | sung as a reflective solo in Flora the Red Menace ⓘ |
| style |
reflective
ⓘ
understated ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | discovering that real joy is quiet rather than loud ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
emotional subtlety
ⓘ
true happiness ⓘ |
| writtenFor | stage musical production ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A Quiet Thing Description of subject: "A Quiet Thing" is a reflective, understated song by John Kander and Fred Ebb from the musical Flora the Red Menace, known for its gentle meditation on the unexpected subtlety of true happiness.
Referenced by (4)
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