Hor che’l ciel e la terra
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"Hor che’l ciel e la terra" is a renowned madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, celebrated for its expressive setting of Petrarch’s poetry and its innovative use of early Baroque musical language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hor che’l ciel e la terra canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5793911 — 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: Hor che’l ciel e la terra Context triple: [Madrigali guerrieri et amorosi, containsWork, Hor che’l ciel e la terra]
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A.
La luna e i falò
La luna e i falò is a post-World War II novel by Cesare Pavese that explores memory, identity, and the disillusionment of returning to one’s homeland after years of absence.
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B.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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C.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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D.
De Caelo
De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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E.
Per Mare, Per Terram
Per Mare, Per Terram is the Latin motto of the Royal Marines, meaning "By Sea, By Land," reflecting their amphibious warfare role.
- 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: Hor che’l ciel e la terra Target entity description: "Hor che’l ciel e la terra" is a renowned madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, celebrated for its expressive setting of Petrarch’s poetry and its innovative use of early Baroque musical language.
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A.
La luna e i falò
La luna e i falò is a post-World War II novel by Cesare Pavese that explores memory, identity, and the disillusionment of returning to one’s homeland after years of absence.
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B.
Laetentur Caeli
Laetentur Caeli is a papal bull issued at the Council of Florence in 1439 that proclaimed the short-lived union between the Roman Catholic and Eastern Orthodox Churches.
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C.
Quicunque vult
Quicunque vult is a traditional Christian statement of faith, commonly known as the Athanasian Creed, that sets out detailed doctrines on the Trinity and the nature of Christ.
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D.
De Caelo
De Caelo is Aristotle’s influential philosophical treatise on the structure and nature of the cosmos, including his theories of celestial spheres and the physical composition of the universe.
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E.
Per Mare, Per Terram
Per Mare, Per Terram is the Latin motto of the Royal Marines, meaning "By Sea, By Land," reflecting their amphibious warfare role.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
madrigal
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vocal music composition ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ |
| associatedMovement | early Baroque madrigal tradition ⓘ |
| composer | Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| era | 17th century ⓘ |
| expressiveFeatures |
chromaticism
ⓘ
dramatic contrasts ⓘ intense text expression ⓘ |
| genre | madrigal ⓘ |
| hasForm | through-composed madrigal ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
example of Monteverdi’s expressive madrigal style
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important work in the transition from Renaissance to Baroque music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Petrarchan poetic rhetoric
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Renaissance polyphonic techniques ⓘ |
| language | Italian ⓘ |
| literarySource |
Canzoniere by Francesco Petrarca
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linked to:
Il Canzoniere
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| musicalTechniques |
contrapuntal writing
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dissonance treatment aligned with text meaning ⓘ imitation between voices ⓘ text painting ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expressive setting of Petrarch’s poetry
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innovative early Baroque musical language ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 6 ⓘ |
| openingWords | Hor che’l ciel e la terra ⓘ |
| performancePractice | a cappella or with continuo (modern practice varies) ⓘ |
| period | early Baroque ⓘ |
| poemType | sonnet ⓘ |
| style | seconda pratica ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Francesco Petrarca ⓘ |
| textSourceType | Renaissance Italian poetry ⓘ |
| textTheme |
inner conflict
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love ⓘ night and stillness as poetic setting ⓘ |
| usesText |
Hor che’l ciel e la terra e’l vento tace (Petrarch sonnet)
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linked to:
Petrarch’s sonnets in morte di Laura
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| vocalForces | six-part vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| workTitleInItalian | Hor che’l ciel e la terra ⓘ |
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Subject: Hor che’l ciel e la terra Description of subject: "Hor che’l ciel e la terra" is a renowned madrigal by Claudio Monteverdi, celebrated for its expressive setting of Petrarch’s poetry and its innovative use of early Baroque musical language.
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