Dante Symphony
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The Dante Symphony is a programmatic orchestral and choral work by Franz Liszt inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, particularly the Inferno and Purgatorio sections.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Dante Symphony canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8520574 — 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: Dante Symphony Context triple: [Franz Liszt, notableWork, Dante Symphony]
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A.
Roma Symphony
Roma Symphony is an orchestral work by French composer Georges Bizet that reflects his early symphonic style and interest in Italian musical color.
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B.
New World Symphony
New World Symphony is a renowned American orchestral academy based in Miami Beach that trains gifted young musicians for professional careers in classical music.
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C.
Sinfonia
Sinfonia is a landmark 1968 orchestral and vocal composition by Luciano Berio that blends avant-garde techniques, collage, and spoken text to create a multilayered, experimental soundscape.
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D.
Resurrection Symphony
The Resurrection Symphony is Gustav Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony, renowned for its vast emotional scope, large orchestral and choral forces, and exploration of death, redemption, and spiritual rebirth.
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E.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
- 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: Dante Symphony Target entity description: The Dante Symphony is a programmatic orchestral and choral work by Franz Liszt inspired by Dante Alighieri’s Divine Comedy, particularly the Inferno and Purgatorio sections.
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A.
Roma Symphony
Roma Symphony is an orchestral work by French composer Georges Bizet that reflects his early symphonic style and interest in Italian musical color.
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B.
New World Symphony
New World Symphony is a renowned American orchestral academy based in Miami Beach that trains gifted young musicians for professional careers in classical music.
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C.
Sinfonia
Sinfonia is a landmark 1968 orchestral and vocal composition by Luciano Berio that blends avant-garde techniques, collage, and spoken text to create a multilayered, experimental soundscape.
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D.
Resurrection Symphony
The Resurrection Symphony is Gustav Mahler’s monumental Second Symphony, renowned for its vast emotional scope, large orchestral and choral forces, and exploration of death, redemption, and spiritual rebirth.
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E.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral work
ⓘ
programmatic composition ⓘ symphony ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy | Dante Alighieri ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | S109 ⓘ |
| completedIn | 1856 ⓘ |
| composer | Franz Liszt ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1840s–1850s ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Richard Wagner ⓘ |
| depicts |
Hell
ⓘ
Purgatory ⓘ |
| finalSectionTitle | Magnificat ⓘ |
| genre | program symphony ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Inferno movement
ⓘ
Magnificat ⓘ Purgatorio movement ⓘ
linked to:
Purgatorio
|
| influencedBy | Romantic program music aesthetics ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Divine Comedy
ⓘ
Inferno ⓘ Purgatorio ⓘ |
| key | D minor ⓘ |
| language |
Italian
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| literarySource |
La Divina Commedia
ⓘ
linked to:
Divine Comedy
|
| movementTitle |
Inferno
ⓘ
Purgatorio ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
use of chorus only in final section
ⓘ
use of chromaticism to depict Inferno ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 2 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | S.109 ⓘ |
| originalPlanIncluded | Paradiso movement ⓘ |
| ParadisoMovementStatus | not composed as full movement ⓘ |
| ParadisoRepresentation | suggested by Magnificat ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOutput | major symphonic work of Liszt's Weimar period ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Franz Liszt ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 7 November 1857 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Dresden ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer | Faust Symphony ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
harp
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orchestra ⓘ organ ⓘ solo soprano ⓘ women's chorus ⓘ |
| structure | two large movements with concluding Magnificat ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | afterlife journey in the Divine Comedy ⓘ |
| thematicMaterial | motivic transformation characteristic of Liszt ⓘ |
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