Marche Slave, Op. 31

E869569

orchestral work

Marche Slave, Op. 31 is a rousing orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, inspired by Serbian folk themes and composed to express solidarity with Slavic soldiers during the Serbo-Turkish War.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Marche Slave, Op. 31 canonical	1
Slavonic March in B-flat minor, Op. 31	1
Tchaikovsky Marche Slave	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10528518 — 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: Marche Slave, Op. 31
Context triple: [Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire, includesWork, Marche Slave, Op. 31]

A. St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
B. Kamennoi-Ostrow, Op. 10
Kamennoi-Ostrow, Op. 10 is a set of romantic piano pieces by Anton Rubinstein, best known for its lyrical and virtuosic character.
C. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 is a 1930 symphonic work by French composer Albert Roussel, noted for its vigorous rhythmic drive, clear orchestration, and neoclassical style.
D. Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 is a symphonic work by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notable as his only symphony written in a major key and often nicknamed the "Polish" Symphony.
E. Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive orchestration.
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: Marche Slave, Op. 31
Target entity description: Marche Slave, Op. 31 is a rousing orchestral work by Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, inspired by Serbian folk themes and composed to express solidarity with Slavic soldiers during the Serbo-Turkish War.

A. St. Paul, Op. 36
St. Paul, Op. 36 is a large-scale sacred oratorio by Felix Mendelssohn depicting the life and conversion of the Apostle Paul, written in the tradition of Bach and Handel.
B. Kamennoi-Ostrow, Op. 10
Kamennoi-Ostrow, Op. 10 is a set of romantic piano pieces by Anton Rubinstein, best known for its lyrical and virtuosic character.
C. Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42
Symphony No. 3 in G minor, Op. 42 is a 1930 symphonic work by French composer Albert Roussel, noted for its vigorous rhythmic drive, clear orchestration, and neoclassical style.
D. Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29
Symphony No. 3 in D major, Op. 29 is a symphonic work by Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, notable as his only symphony written in a major key and often nicknamed the "Polish" Symphony.
E. Sinfonietta
Sinfonietta is an early orchestral composition by Igor Markevitch that showcases his modernist style and inventive orchestration.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral work ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Slavonic March ⓘ Slavonic March in B-flat minor, Op. 31 ⓘ linked to: Marche Slave, Op. 31
commissionedBy	Russian Red Cross Society ⓘ linked to: National Red Cross Societies
composer	Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Russian Empire ⓘ
dateComposed	1876 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Russian Red Cross Society ⓘ linked to: National Red Cross Societies
genre	orchestral music ⓘ program music ⓘ
hasCatalogueNumber	TH 45 ⓘ
hasMovement	single continuous movement ⓘ
historicalContext	Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) ⓘ linked to: Russo-Turkish War (1877–1878) campaigns Serbo-Turkish War (1876–1878) ⓘ linked to: Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–1878)
inspiredBy	Pan-Slavic solidarity ⓘ Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ Serbian folk themes ⓘ Serbian patriotic songs ⓘ
intendedUse	charity concert ⓘ
key	B-flat minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	French ⓘ
musicalForm	march ⓘ
nationalityOfComposer	Russian ⓘ
notableFor	dramatic orchestration ⓘ expression of Slavic nationalism ⓘ use of Serbian folk melodies ⓘ
opusNumber	Op. 31 ⓘ
orchestration	full symphony orchestra ⓘ
partOf	Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire ⓘ
period	Romantic era ⓘ
placeOfPremiere	Moscow ⓘ
premiereConductor	Nikolai Rubinstein ⓘ
purpose	benefit concert for wounded Serbian soldiers ⓘ
structure	single-movement work ⓘ
style	Romantic ⓘ
subject	Serbo-Turkish War ⓘ linked to: Serbian–Ottoman War (1876–1878) solidarity with Slavic soldiers ⓘ
tempoMarking	Marche ⓘ
titleTranslation	Slavonic March ⓘ
titleVariant	Slavonic March in B-flat minor, Op. 31 ⓘ linked to: Slavonic March Slavonic March, Op. 31 ⓘ linked to: Slavonic March
usesMelody	Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar" ⓘ Serbian folk song "Rado ide Srbin u vojnike" ⓘ Serbian folk song "Sunce jarko" ⓘ
workNumberInComposerOutput	31 ⓘ
yearOfPremiere	1876 ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Tchaikovsky orchestral repertoire → includesWork → Marche Slave, Op. 31 ⓘ

God Save the Tsar → melodyUsedIn → Tchaikovsky Marche Slave ⓘ

subject linked to: Russian national anthem "God Save the Tsar"

linked to: Marche Slave, Op. 31

Marche Slave, Op. 31 → alsoKnownAs → Slavonic March in B-flat minor, Op. 31 ⓘ