Moses (oratorio)
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Moses is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses through orchestral, choral, and vocal solo writing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Moses (oratorio) canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9551946 — 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: Moses (oratorio) Context triple: [Anton Rubinstein, notableWork, Moses (oratorio)]
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A.
Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
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B.
St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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C.
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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D.
Matthäus-Passion
Matthäus-Passion is a Baroque musical setting of the Passion according to St. Matthew, composed by Heinrich Schütz and regarded as one of his significant sacred works.
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E.
Saul (Handel)
Saul (Handel) is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the biblical story of King Saul and David, notable for its rich orchestration and powerful choral 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: Moses (oratorio) Target entity description: Moses is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses through orchestral, choral, and vocal solo writing.
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A.
Handel Messiah
Handel's Messiah is a renowned 18th-century English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel, celebrated for its choral writing and especially the "Hallelujah" chorus, and frequently performed during the Christmas and Easter seasons.
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B.
St Matthew Passion
St Matthew Passion is a monumental sacred oratorio by Johann Sebastian Bach that dramatizes the Passion of Christ according to the Gospel of Matthew, renowned for its emotional depth, complex choral writing, and profound spiritual impact.
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C.
Mendelssohn Elijah
Mendelssohn's *Elijah* is a large-scale Romantic oratorio depicting the biblical prophet Elijah, renowned for its dramatic choral writing and frequent performance in the choral repertoire.
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D.
Matthäus-Passion
Matthäus-Passion is a Baroque musical setting of the Passion according to St. Matthew, composed by Heinrich Schütz and regarded as one of his significant sacred works.
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E.
Saul (Handel)
Saul (Handel) is an English-language oratorio by George Frideric Handel that dramatizes the biblical story of King Saul and David, notable for its rich orchestration and powerful choral writing.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn | Biblical story of Moses ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Russian ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| depictsCharacter |
Moses
ⓘ
Pharaoh ⓘ |
| depictsGroup |
Egyptians
ⓘ
Israelites ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | large-scale sacred drama ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
orchestra and chorus
ⓘ
orchestra and solo voices ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm |
aria
ⓘ
chorus ⓘ orchestral sections ⓘ recitative ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ vocal soloists ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceVenue | concert hall ⓘ |
| language | German ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
Exodus of the Israelites
ⓘ
linked to:
Exodus from Egypt
covenant between God and Israel ⓘ life of Moses ⓘ |
| religiousContext | Biblical oratorio ⓘ |
| religiousFunction | concert sacred work ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| stylePeriod | Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
biblical history
ⓘ
deliverance of Israel from Egypt ⓘ |
| textSource |
Book of Exodus
ⓘ
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| workTitleCharacter | Moses ⓘ |
| workType | vocal-orchestral composition ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: Moses (oratorio) Description of subject: Moses is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of Moses through orchestral, choral, and vocal solo writing.
Referenced by (2)
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