Baal Shem
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Baal Shem is a three-movement suite for violin and orchestra (or piano) by composer Ernest Bloch, inspired by Jewish liturgical and folk traditions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Baal Shem canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5761252 — 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: Baal Shem Context triple: [Ernest Bloch, notableWork, Baal Shem]
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A.
Baal Shem Tov
Baal Shem Tov was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and spiritual leader regarded as the founder of the Hasidic movement.
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B.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
Dov Ber of Mezeritch was an 18th-century Hasidic master and successor to the Baal Shem Tov, renowned for systematizing and spreading early Hasidic thought across Eastern Europe.
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C.
Nachman
Nachman is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish communities.
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D.
Moshe Schneersohn
Moshe Schneersohn was a son of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, and a member of the early Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty.
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E.
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi and spiritual leader renowned for his passionate advocacy for the Jewish people and his fervent, heartfelt style of worship.
- 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: Baal Shem Target entity description: Baal Shem is a three-movement suite for violin and orchestra (or piano) by composer Ernest Bloch, inspired by Jewish liturgical and folk traditions.
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A.
Baal Shem Tov
Baal Shem Tov was an 18th-century Jewish mystic and spiritual leader regarded as the founder of the Hasidic movement.
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B.
Dov Ber of Mezeritch
Dov Ber of Mezeritch was an 18th-century Hasidic master and successor to the Baal Shem Tov, renowned for systematizing and spreading early Hasidic thought across Eastern Europe.
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C.
Nachman
Nachman is a masculine given name of Hebrew origin, traditionally used in Jewish communities.
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D.
Moshe Schneersohn
Moshe Schneersohn was a son of Rabbi Shneur Zalman of Liadi, the founder of Chabad Hasidism, and a member of the early Chabad-Lubavitch dynasty.
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E.
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev
Levi Yitzchak of Berditchev was an 18th-century Hasidic rabbi and spiritual leader renowned for his passionate advocacy for the Jewish people and his fervent, heartfelt style of worship.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
violin suite ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Hasidic tradition
ⓘ
Jewish mysticism ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | often performed as a showpiece for violin ⓘ |
| composer | Ernest Bloch ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1923 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | André de Ribaupierre ⓘ |
| firstMovementTitle | Vidui ⓘ |
| hasAccompaniment |
orchestra
ⓘ
piano ⓘ |
| hasForm | suite ⓘ |
| hasGenre |
Jewish art music
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ |
| hasKeyMovement | Nigun ⓘ |
| hasSoloInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
version for violin and orchestra
ⓘ
version for violin and piano ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Jewish folk traditions
ⓘ
Jewish liturgical traditions ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Hebrew ⓘ |
| movement |
Nigun
ⓘ
Simchas Torah ⓘ
linked to:
Simchat Torah
Vidui ⓘ |
| movementCharacter |
Nigun is impassioned and improvisatory
ⓘ
Simchas Torah is dance-like and celebratory ⓘ
linked to:
Simchat Torah
Vidui is meditative and prayer-like ⓘ |
| notableExcerpt | Nigun ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| partOf | Ernest Bloch’s Jewish Cycle ⓘ |
| placeOfComposition | Switzerland ⓘ |
| premiereInstrument | violin ⓘ |
| publisher | Carl Fischer ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
violin and orchestra
ⓘ
violin and piano ⓘ |
| secondMovementTitle | Nigun ⓘ |
| style |
early 20th-century
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | Jewish religious expression ⓘ |
| thirdMovementTitle |
Simchas Torah
ⓘ
linked to:
Simchat Torah
|
| titleMeaning |
Master of the Name
ⓘ
linked to:
Master of the Good Name
|
| uses |
cantorial-style melodic inflections
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folk-like dance rhythms ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Baal Shem Description of subject: Baal Shem is a three-movement suite for violin and orchestra (or piano) by composer Ernest Bloch, inspired by Jewish liturgical and folk traditions.
Referenced by (5)
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