In the Hall of the Mountain King

E694995

movement orchestral piece

"In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.

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All labels observed (2)

Label	Occurrences
In the Hall of the Mountain King canonical	4
In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7819396 — 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: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Context triple: [Edvard Grieg, hasSignatureWork, In the Hall of the Mountain King]

A. Brudeferd i Hardanger
Brudeferd i Hardanger is a famous 1848 Norwegian Romantic painting by Adolph Tidemand (with Hans Gude) depicting a traditional bridal procession set against the dramatic fjord landscape of Hardanger.
B. Guldhornene
Guldhornene is a famous Romantic poem by Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger that reflects on the loss of the ancient Golden Horns and the spiritual value of national heritage.
C. Løten
Løten is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its agricultural landscape and historic connections to painter Edvard Munch.
D. Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
E. Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
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: In the Hall of the Mountain King
Target entity description: "In the Hall of the Mountain King" is a famous orchestral piece from Edvard Grieg’s incidental music for Henrik Ibsen’s play "Peer Gynt," renowned for its gradually intensifying tempo and dramatic, menacing theme.

A. Brudeferd i Hardanger
Brudeferd i Hardanger is a famous 1848 Norwegian Romantic painting by Adolph Tidemand (with Hans Gude) depicting a traditional bridal procession set against the dramatic fjord landscape of Hardanger.
B. Guldhornene
Guldhornene is a famous Romantic poem by Danish writer Adam Oehlenschläger that reflects on the loss of the ancient Golden Horns and the spiritual value of national heritage.
C. Løten
Løten is a rural municipality in Innlandet county, Norway, known for its agricultural landscape and historic connections to painter Edvard Munch.
D. Gjallarhorn
Gjallarhorn is the resounding horn of the god Heimdall in Norse mythology, famously used to signal the onset of Ragnarök.
E. Helena’s Theme
"Helena’s Theme" is a musical motif composed by John Williams for the character Helena Shaw in the Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny film score.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	movement ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ
arrangedAs	concert band arrangement ⓘ orchestral suite movement ⓘ piano solo ⓘ
basedOn	Peer Gynt ⓘ
basedOnWorkBy	Henrik Ibsen ⓘ
characterFeatured	Mountain King ⓘ Peer Gynt ⓘ
composer	Edvard Grieg ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Norway ⓘ
dynamicCharacteristic	gradually increases in volume ⓘ
era	Romantic era ⓘ linked to: Romantic period in music
famousFor	gradually intensifying tempo and dynamics ⓘ iconic, easily recognizable main theme ⓘ
firstPerformanceYear	1876 ⓘ
genre	Romantic music ⓘ program music ⓘ
includedIn	Peer Gynt Suite No. 1, Op. 46 ⓘ linked to: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
key	B minor ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
mood	dramatic ⓘ menacing ⓘ
movementNumber	4 ⓘ
narrativeContext	Peer Gynt is chased by trolls ⓘ linked to: Peer Gynt
notableFeature	frequent use in popular culture ⓘ repetitive theme that builds in intensity ⓘ use of ostinato ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 23 (as part of the incidental music) ⓘ
originalMedium	theatrical incidental music ⓘ
partOf	Peer Gynt, Op. 23 ⓘ linked to: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 incidental music to Peer Gynt ⓘ
popularCultureUse	advertising ⓘ film soundtracks ⓘ television ⓘ video games ⓘ
positionInSuite	final movement of Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 ⓘ
publisher	C. F. Peters (early editions) ⓘ
sectionOf	Act II of Peer Gynt ⓘ linked to: Peer Gynt Suite No. 1
setting	troll king’s hall ⓘ
tempoCharacteristic	gradually accelerates ⓘ
timeSignature	4/4 ⓘ
typicalInstrumentation	full symphony orchestra ⓘ
usesInstrument	brass ⓘ percussion ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Edvard Grieg → hasSignatureWork → In the Hall of the Mountain King ⓘ

On the Third Day → hasPart → In the Hall of the Mountain King ⓘ

On the Third Day → basedOn → In the Hall of the Mountain King by Edvard Grieg ⓘ

linked to: In the Hall of the Mountain King

Let the Bad Times Roll → hasPart → In the Hall of the Mountain King ⓘ

The Social Network (film score) → hasPart → In the Hall of the Mountain King ⓘ

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Referenced by (5)

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