Symphony No. 6
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Symphony No. 6 is Gustav Mahler’s intensely dramatic and often tragic orchestral work, renowned for its emotional depth, powerful orchestration, and the iconic “hammer blows” in its finale.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 6 canonical | 1 |
| Symphony No. 6 (Mahler) | 1 |
| Symphony No. 6 in A minor | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10039614 — 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: Symphony No. 6 Context triple: [Kindertotenlieder, relatedWorkByComposer, Symphony No. 6]
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A.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, renowned for its intense emotional depth and tragic character.
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B.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that reflects his modern yet accessible style and command of large-scale symphonic form.
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C.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a mid-20th-century symphonic work by British composer Malcolm Arnold, noted for its vivid orchestration and emotional intensity.
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D.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and often noted for its complex structure and expressive intensity.
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E.
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
- 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: Symphony No. 6 Target entity description: Symphony No. 6 is Gustav Mahler’s intensely dramatic and often tragic orchestral work, renowned for its emotional depth, powerful orchestration, and the iconic “hammer blows” in its finale.
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A.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a contemporary orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that reflects his modern yet accessible style and command of large-scale symphonic form.
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B.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a mid-20th-century symphonic work by British composer Malcolm Arnold, noted for its vivid orchestration and emotional intensity.
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C.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and often noted for its complex structure and expressive intensity.
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D.
Symphony No. 6
Symphony No. 6 is Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky’s final symphony, renowned for its intense emotional depth and tragic character.
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E.
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Mahler's Sixth Symphony
ⓘ
linked to:
Mahler Symphony No. 6
Tragic Symphony ⓘ
linked to:
Pathétique Symphony
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| catalogueNumber | WAB 106 (not applicable) ⓘ |
| composer | Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| compositionEndDate | 1904 ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | 1903–1904 ⓘ |
| compositionStartDate | 1903 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Alma Mahler ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 80–85 minutes ⓘ |
| emotionalCharacter |
intensely dramatic
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often described as tragic ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformed | yes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
catastrophic climaxes in the finale
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grim, driving Scherzo ⓘ lyrical Andante moderato ⓘ march-like main theme in first movement ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Austro-German symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfText | none (purely instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement |
I: Allegro energico, ma non troppo. Heftig, aber markig
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II: Scherzo. Wuchtig ⓘ III: Andante moderato ⓘ IV: Finale. Sostenuto – Allegro moderato – Allegro energico ⓘ |
| notableElement |
often performed with two hammer blows instead of three
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three hammer blows originally conceived in the finale ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Claudio Abbado, Berlin Philharmonic
ⓘ
linked to:
Claudio Abbado
Herbert von Karajan, Berlin Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to:
Herbert von Karajan
Leonard Bernstein, New York Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to:
Leonard Bernstein
Pierre Boulez, Vienna Philharmonic ⓘ
linked to:
Pierre Boulez
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| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| opusNumber | none ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
expanded percussion section
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large late-Romantic orchestra ⓘ use of cowbells ⓘ use of hammer blows in the finale ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mahler symphonies
ⓘ
linked to:
Symphonies by Gustav Mahler
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| period | Late Romantic ⓘ |
| placeComposed |
Maiernigg, Austria
ⓘ
Vienna ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Gustav Mahler ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1906-05-27 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Essen, Germany
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linked to:
Essen
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| relatedWorkByComposer |
Symphony No. 5
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Symphony No. 7 ⓘ |
| style | late-Romantic symphonic ⓘ |
| tonalCenterFinale | A minor ⓘ |
| tonalCenterFirstMovement | A minor ⓘ |
| workNumberInCycle | 6 ⓘ |
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Subject: Symphony No. 6 Description of subject: Symphony No. 6 is Gustav Mahler’s intensely dramatic and often tragic orchestral work, renowned for its emotional depth, powerful orchestration, and the iconic “hammer blows” in its finale.
Referenced by (3)
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linked to: Symphony No. 6