Tower of Babel (oratorio)
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Tower of Babel is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven and the subsequent confusion of languages.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tower of Babel (oratorio) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9551948 — 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: Tower of Babel (oratorio) Context triple: [Anton Rubinstein, notableWork, Tower of Babel (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.
oratorio Mysterium
Oratorio *Mysterium* is a large-scale sacred musical work by Italian composer Nino Rota, reflecting his lyrical style and deep engagement with religious themes.
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C.
Haydn The Creation
Haydn’s *The Creation* is a late 18th-century oratorio that vividly depicts the biblical story of the world’s creation through large-scale choral and orchestral writing.
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D.
Dante Symphony
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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E.
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral composition by Igor Stravinsky that blends neoclassical style with liturgical texts from the biblical Psalms.
- 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: Tower of Babel (oratorio) Target entity description: Tower of Babel is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven and the subsequent confusion of languages.
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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.
oratorio Mysterium
Oratorio *Mysterium* is a large-scale sacred musical work by Italian composer Nino Rota, reflecting his lyrical style and deep engagement with religious themes.
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C.
Haydn The Creation
Haydn’s *The Creation* is a late 18th-century oratorio that vividly depicts the biblical story of the world’s creation through large-scale choral and orchestral writing.
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D.
Dante Symphony
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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E.
Symphony of Psalms
Symphony of Psalms is a choral-orchestral composition by Igor Stravinsky that blends neoclassical style with liturgical texts from the biblical Psalms.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | oratorio ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Book of Genesis
ⓘ
Tower of Babel ⓘ |
| composer | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Russian Empire ⓘ |
| creator | Anton Rubinstein ⓘ |
| dramaticForm | dramatic oratorio ⓘ |
| genre | sacred oratorio ⓘ |
| hasBiblicalSource |
Hebrew Bible
ⓘ
linked to:
Tanakh
Old Testament ⓘ
linked to:
Christian Old Testament
|
| hasPart |
choral sections
ⓘ
orchestral sections ⓘ vocal solo sections ⓘ |
| intendedSetting | sacred concert performance ⓘ |
| language | Russian ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme |
biblical story of the Tower of Babel
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confusion of languages ⓘ divine punishment ⓘ humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven ⓘ |
| partOf | Anton Rubinstein’s sacred oratorios ⓘ |
| primaryTopic |
communication breakdown among humans
ⓘ
limits of human ambition ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Christianity
ⓘ
Judaism ⓘ |
| scale | large-scale ⓘ |
| setting |
plain of Shinar
ⓘ
linked to:
Euphrates region
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| subjectMatter |
divine judgment
ⓘ
human pride ⓘ origin of different human languages ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Tower of Babel (oratorio) Description of subject: Tower of Babel is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Russian composer Anton Rubinstein that dramatizes the biblical story of humanity’s attempt to build a tower to heaven and the subsequent confusion of languages.
Referenced by (1)
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