Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies

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set of orchestral works symphony symphony-cantata

Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies are a set of orchestral works, including the famous "Italian" and "Scottish" symphonies, that exemplify early Romantic style with clear classical forms, lyrical melodies, and vivid programmatic character.

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Label	Occurrences
Mendelssohn symphonies	2
Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies canonical	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9604761 — 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.

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Target entity: Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies
Context triple: [Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian", partOf, Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies]

A. Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn was a 19th-century German composer, pianist, and conductor of the early Romantic period, renowned for works such as the Italian Symphony, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
B. Mendelssohn piano concertos
The Mendelssohn piano concertos are a set of Romantic-era concertos for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, noted for their lyrical themes, virtuosic writing, and compact, energetic structures.
C. Schumann’s symphonies
Schumann’s symphonies are a set of four Romantic-era orchestral works by Robert Schumann, noted for their lyrical themes, rich harmonies, and innovative structural ideas.
D. Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn are 19th-century German art songs for voice and piano that set Romantic poetry to music with lyrical melodies and clear, classical forms.
E. Max Bruch
Max Bruch was a German Romantic composer and conductor best known for his richly melodic violin works, especially the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor.
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: Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies
Target entity description: Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies are a set of orchestral works, including the famous "Italian" and "Scottish" symphonies, that exemplify early Romantic style with clear classical forms, lyrical melodies, and vivid programmatic character.

A. Felix Mendelssohn
Felix Mendelssohn was a 19th-century German composer, pianist, and conductor of the early Romantic period, renowned for works such as the Italian Symphony, the Violin Concerto in E minor, and the incidental music to A Midsummer Night's Dream.
B. Mendelssohn piano concertos
The Mendelssohn piano concertos are a set of Romantic-era concertos for piano and orchestra by Felix Mendelssohn, noted for their lyrical themes, virtuosic writing, and compact, energetic structures.
C. Schumann’s symphonies
Schumann’s symphonies are a set of four Romantic-era orchestral works by Robert Schumann, noted for their lyrical themes, rich harmonies, and innovative structural ideas.
D. Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn
Lieder by Felix Mendelssohn are 19th-century German art songs for voice and piano that set Romantic poetry to music with lyrical melodies and clear, classical forms.
E. Max Bruch
Max Bruch was a German Romantic composer and conductor best known for his richly melodic violin works, especially the Violin Concerto No. 1 in G minor.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (59)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	set of orchestral works ⓘ symphony ⓘ symphony-cantata ⓘ
approximateCompositionYear	1824 ⓘ
characteristic	clear classical forms ⓘ lyrical melodies ⓘ vivid programmatic character ⓘ
commonTempoPlan	fast–slow–dance–fast ⓘ
composer	Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ Felix Mendelssohn ⓘ
genre	symphony ⓘ
includesWork	Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 11 ⓘ Symphony No. 2 in B-flat major, Op. 52 "Lobgesang" ⓘ linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" ⓘ Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" ⓘ Symphony No. 5 in D minor, Op. 107 "Reformation" ⓘ
influenceOn	later Romantic symphonic repertoire ⓘ
inspiration	300th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession ⓘ Mendelssohn's travels in Italy ⓘ Mendelssohn's travels in Scotland ⓘ
key	A major ⓘ A minor ⓘ B-flat major ⓘ C minor ⓘ D minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
MendelssohnSymphonyNumbering	No. 1 ⓘ No. 2 ⓘ No. 3 ⓘ No. 4 ⓘ No. 5 ⓘ
movementCountRange	3–5 movements ⓘ
musicalPeriod	Early Romantic ⓘ
nickname	Italian ⓘ Lobgesang ⓘ linked to: Mendelssohn Lobgesang Reformation ⓘ Scottish ⓘ
notableCharacteristic	balance between Romantic expressiveness and Classical clarity ⓘ
notableFeature	bright orchestration and dance-like rhythms ⓘ continuous structure linking movements ⓘ shows influence of Classical models such as Mozart and Beethoven ⓘ use of the chorale "Ein feste Burg ist unser Gott" ⓘ
notableWork	Symphony No. 3 in A minor, Op. 56 "Scottish" ⓘ Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" ⓘ
numberOfWorks	5 ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 107 ⓘ Op. 11 ⓘ Op. 52 ⓘ Op. 56 ⓘ Op. 90 ⓘ
orchestration	standard early Romantic symphony orchestra ⓘ
stylisticInfluence	Classical period ⓘ
textSource	Biblical texts ⓘ
typicalStructure	multi-movement form ⓘ
vocalForces	soloists, choir, and orchestra ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

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

Symphony No. 4 in A major, Op. 90 "Italian" → partOf → Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies ⓘ

Scottish Symphony → partOf → Mendelssohn symphonies ⓘ

linked to: Felix Mendelssohn's symphonies

Italian Symphony → workSeries → Mendelssohn symphonies ⓘ