The Flight of the Bumblebee
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The Flight of the Bumblebee is a famously fast and virtuosic orchestral interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," often performed as a standalone showpiece.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Flight of the Bumblebee | 2 |
| The Flight of the Bumblebee canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7180770 — 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 Flight of the Bumblebee Context triple: [Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, notableWork, The Flight of the Bumblebee]
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Beeswing
"Beeswing" is a widely acclaimed folk ballad by British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, celebrated for its poignant storytelling and emotional depth.
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B.
Butterfly
Butterfly is a South Korean singer and performer known for recording the song "Honey."
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C.
Butterfly
Butterfly is a performer known for appearing in the musical "Outside."
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Butterfly
"Butterfly" is a critically acclaimed 1997 R&B and pop album by Mariah Carey that marked a more mature, hip hop–influenced direction in her music.
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E.
The Bee
The Bee is the 16th chapter of the Qur'an, known for its emphasis on God's blessings, signs in nature, and guidance for righteous living.
- 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 Flight of the Bumblebee Target entity description: The Flight of the Bumblebee is a famously fast and virtuosic orchestral interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," often performed as a standalone showpiece.
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A.
Beeswing
"Beeswing" is a widely acclaimed folk ballad by British singer-songwriter Richard Thompson, celebrated for its poignant storytelling and emotional depth.
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B.
Butterfly
Butterfly is a South Korean singer and performer known for recording the song "Honey."
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C.
Butterfly
Butterfly is a performer known for appearing in the musical "Outside."
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D.
Butterfly
"Butterfly" is a critically acclaimed 1997 R&B and pop album by Mariah Carey that marked a more mature, hip hop–influenced direction in her music.
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E.
The Bee
The Bee is the 16th chapter of the Qur'an, known for its emphasis on God's blessings, signs in nature, and guidance for righteous living.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral interlude ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
speed
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virtuosity ⓘ |
| basedOn | The Tale of Tsar Saltan ⓘ |
| characterAssociated | Prince Gvidon ⓘ |
| commonlyArrangedFor |
clarinet
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orchestra ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ trumpet ⓘ violin ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| composer | Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | circa 1899–1900 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceInWork | The Tale of Tsar Saltan ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | numerous commercial recordings ⓘ |
| influenced | popular culture depictions of fast music ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementType | orchestral interlude ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction | depicts the flight of a bumblebee ⓘ |
| notableArrangementBy |
Leopold Auer
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Rachmaninoff for piano transcription ⓘ Sergei Rachmaninoff ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
commonly performed outside the full opera
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frequently arranged for solo instruments ⓘ often used as a virtuoso showpiece ⓘ |
| opera | The Tale of Tsar Saltan ⓘ |
| originalContext | opera ⓘ |
| originalMedium | opera orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | The Tale of Tsar Saltan ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1901 ⓘ |
| publisher | Belyayev (original opera score) ⓘ |
| technicalCharacteristic |
continuous semiquaver motion
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rapid chromatic passages ⓘ virtuosic ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | very fast ⓘ |
| typicalDuration |
about 1 minute
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about 2 minutes ⓘ |
| usedAs |
concert encore piece
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demonstration of instrumental agility ⓘ technical showpiece in auditions ⓘ |
| workNumberInOpera | orchestral interlude between scenes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Flight of the Bumblebee Description of subject: The Flight of the Bumblebee is a famously fast and virtuosic orchestral interlude from Rimsky-Korsakov’s opera "The Tale of Tsar Saltan," often performed as a standalone showpiece.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Flight of the Bumblebee
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