The Great Whales (orchestral work)
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The Great Whales is an orchestral composition by Lee Holdridge that evokes the majesty and songs of whales through richly textured, cinematic symphonic writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Great Whales (orchestral work) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6689239 — 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: The Great Whales (orchestral work) Context triple: [Lee Holdridge, notableWork, The Great Whales (orchestral work)]
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
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B.
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
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C.
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 is a 1945 orchestral work by Benjamin Britten that introduces and showcases the instruments of the symphony orchestra through a set of variations and a fugue on a theme by Henry Purcell.
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D.
Concerto for Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra is a large-scale, rhythmically complex orchestral work by American composer Elliott Carter that showcases the virtuosity of the entire ensemble.
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E.
Choral Symphony
The Choral Symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, renowned for its groundbreaking inclusion of vocal soloists and chorus in the final movement setting of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy."
- 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: The Great Whales (orchestral work) Target entity description: The Great Whales is an orchestral composition by Lee Holdridge that evokes the majesty and songs of whales through richly textured, cinematic symphonic writing.
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A.
Partita for Orchestra
Partita for Orchestra is a lively and colorful orchestral work by English composer William Walton, showcasing his rhythmic vitality and brilliant orchestration.
-
B.
Vaughan Williams Sea Symphony
Vaughan Williams' *A Sea Symphony* is a large-scale choral-orchestral work that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music, renowned for its expansive, evocative depiction of the ocean and human exploration.
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C.
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34
Young Person’s Guide to the Orchestra, Op. 34 is a 1945 orchestral work by Benjamin Britten that introduces and showcases the instruments of the symphony orchestra through a set of variations and a fugue on a theme by Henry Purcell.
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D.
Concerto for Orchestra
Concerto for Orchestra is a large-scale, rhythmically complex orchestral work by American composer Elliott Carter that showcases the virtuosity of the entire ensemble.
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E.
Choral Symphony
The Choral Symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, renowned for its groundbreaking inclusion of vocal soloists and chorus in the final movement setting of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral composition ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
programmatic orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasComposer | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| hasComposerRole | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| hasNoLyrics | true ⓘ |
| hasPart |
evocations of whale songs
ⓘ
orchestral textures ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
majesty of whales
ⓘ
sounds of the ocean ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | concert performance ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mood |
evocative
ⓘ
lyrical ⓘ majestic ⓘ |
| movementType | continuous orchestral piece ⓘ |
| musicalTexture |
orchestral
ⓘ
polyphonic ⓘ |
| orchestration | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
cinematic
ⓘ
richly textured ⓘ |
| subject |
whale songs
ⓘ
whales ⓘ |
| thematicFocus |
environmental awareness
ⓘ
marine life ⓘ nature ⓘ |
| title | The Great Whales ⓘ |
| usesMusicalDepictionOf |
oceanic environment
ⓘ
whale calls ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Great Whales (orchestral work) Description of subject: The Great Whales is an orchestral composition by Lee Holdridge that evokes the majesty and songs of whales through richly textured, cinematic symphonic writing.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.