Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade

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orchestral work symphonic suite

Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.

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Label	Occurrences
Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade	1
Rimsky-Korsakov's Scheherazade	1
Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade canonical	1
Scheherazade (Rimsky-Korsakov)	1
Scheherazade (symphonic suite)	1
Scheherazade, Op. 35	1
The Young Prince and the Young Princess (movement III of Scheherazade, Op. 35)	1
symphonic poem "Scheherazade"	1

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This entity first appeared as the object of triple T711396 — 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: Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Context triple: [The Arabian Nights, hasNotableAdaptation, Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade]

A. Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
B. The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
"The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.
C. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
D. The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
E. Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
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: Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade
Target entity description: Rimsky-Korsakov’s symphonic suite Scheherazade is a lush, programmatic orchestral work that vividly evokes the tales of the Arabian Nights through colorful orchestration and recurring musical themes.

A. Boris Godunov by Modest Mussorgsky
"Boris Godunov" is an opera by Modest Mussorgsky, renowned for its powerful portrayal of the troubled Russian tsar and its innovative, dramatically intense music.
B. The Golden Cockerel by Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
"The Golden Cockerel" is a satirical fairy-tale opera by Russian composer Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov, renowned for its vivid orchestration and critique of autocratic power.
C. Symphony in C
Symphony in C is a landmark neoclassical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Georges Bizet’s Symphony in C, renowned for its pure dance style and large ensemble structure.
D. The Sleeping Beauty by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
"The Sleeping Beauty" by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky is a landmark 19th-century classical ballet, renowned for its lush orchestral score and fairy-tale choreography that has become a cornerstone of the traditional ballet repertoire.
E. Serenade after Plato's Symposium
Serenade after Plato's Symposium is a five-movement violin concerto-like work by Leonard Bernstein inspired by Plato’s philosophical dialogue "Symposium."
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (45)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ symphonic suite ⓘ
approximateDuration	about 45 minutes ⓘ
basedOn	One Thousand and One Nights ⓘ linked to: The Arabian Nights
catalogueNumber	Op. 35 ⓘ
composer	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ
compositionDate	1888 ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russian Empire ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Mitrofan Belyayev ⓘ
firstPerformanceDate	1888 ⓘ
genre	program music ⓘ
influence	frequently used in ballet adaptations ⓘ often excerpted in orchestral concerts ⓘ standard of the symphonic repertoire ⓘ
inspiredBy	Arabian Nights tales ⓘ linked to: The Arabian Nights
key	E minor ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
movement	Festival at Baghdad – The Sea – Shipwreck ⓘ The Sea and Sinbad’s Ship ⓘ The Story of the Kalendar Prince ⓘ The Young Prince and the Young Princess ⓘ
musicalCharacteristic	lush Romantic harmonies ⓘ orientalist musical style ⓘ recurring leitmotifs ⓘ
narrativeElement	depiction of festivals and battles ⓘ depiction of sea voyages ⓘ frame story of Scheherazade telling tales to the Sultan ⓘ
notableTheme	Scheherazade motif in solo violin ⓘ Sultan motif in low brass and winds ⓘ
orchestrationFeature	colorful use of woodwinds ⓘ extensive use of percussion ⓘ harp passages ⓘ prominent solo violin part representing Scheherazade ⓘ rich brass writing ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
premiereConductor	Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov ⓘ
premiereLocation	Saint Petersburg ⓘ linked to: St. Petersburg
publisher	Mitrofan Belyayev ⓘ
recordingHistory	extensively recorded by major orchestras worldwide ⓘ
relatedWorkByComposer	Capriccio Espagnol ⓘ Russian Easter Festival Overture ⓘ
structure	four movements ⓘ
style	Russian nationalist school ⓘ
typicalEnsemble	large symphony orchestra ⓘ
typicalUse	showcase for orchestral color ⓘ

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