Ballet Ballads
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Ballet Ballads is a pioneering 1940s American musical theatre work by composer Jerome Moross that blends ballet, folk influences, and sung narrative into a series of dance-driven story pieces.
All labels observed (1)
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| Ballet Ballads canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10888569 — 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: Ballet Ballads Context triple: [Jerome Moross, notableWork, Ballet Ballads]
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A.
A Ballerina’s Tale
A Ballerina’s Tale is a documentary film that chronicles Misty Copeland’s groundbreaking rise in the world of classical ballet and the obstacles she faced as one of the few prominent Black ballerinas.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
The Ballerina
The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.
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D.
Ballet Café
Ballet Café is a themed lounge at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel offering guests a stylish, dance-inspired setting for drinks and light refreshments.
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E.
Quartet at the Ballet
"Quartet at the Ballet" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the animated film Anastasia, typically featuring an ensemble performance set against a ballet backdrop.
- 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: Ballet Ballads Target entity description: Ballet Ballads is a pioneering 1940s American musical theatre work by composer Jerome Moross that blends ballet, folk influences, and sung narrative into a series of dance-driven story pieces.
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A.
A Ballerina’s Tale
A Ballerina’s Tale is a documentary film that chronicles Misty Copeland’s groundbreaking rise in the world of classical ballet and the obstacles she faced as one of the few prominent Black ballerinas.
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B.
Ballet Imperial
Ballet Imperial is a grand classical ballet choreographed by George Balanchine to Tchaikovsky’s Piano Concerto No. 2, evoking the opulence of the Russian Imperial Ballet tradition.
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C.
The Ballerina
The Ballerina is a principal puppet character in Igor Stravinsky’s ballet "Petrushka," representing an idealized, graceful love interest within the story’s tragic fairground romance.
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D.
Ballet Café
Ballet Café is a themed lounge at the Shanghai Disneyland Hotel offering guests a stylish, dance-inspired setting for drinks and light refreshments.
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E.
Quartet at the Ballet
"Quartet at the Ballet" is a musical number from the stage adaptation of the animated film Anastasia, typically featuring an ensemble performance set against a ballet backdrop.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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musical theatre work ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| composer | Jerome Moross ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| era | mid-20th-century American musical theatre ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1948 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| form | one-act ballets with sung narration ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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dance theatre ⓘ folk-influenced music ⓘ musical theatre ⓘ |
| hasChoreography | yes ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Riding Hood Revisited
ⓘ
Susanna and the Elders ⓘ The Eccentricities of Davy Crockett ⓘ
linked to:
The Eccentricities of Davey Crockett
Willie the Weeper ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
narrative ballet sequences
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through-composed musical numbers ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of concept-driven dance musical
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pioneering American dance-musical hybrid ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
American folk music
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ballet tradition ⓘ |
| intendedMedium | stage ⓘ |
| lyricsBy | John Latouche ⓘ |
| musicBy | Jerome Moross ⓘ |
| narrativeTechnique | sung narrative instead of spoken dialogue ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
integration of ballet and sung narrative
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pioneering blend of dance and musical theatre ⓘ use of American folk elements ⓘ |
| notableWork | Ballet Ballads ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | English ⓘ |
| primaryArtFormsCombined |
dance
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music ⓘ theatre ⓘ |
| productionType | off-Broadway production ⓘ |
| setting | various American folk and legendary contexts ⓘ |
| structure | series of dance-driven story pieces ⓘ |
| targetAudience | theatre audiences ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 1940s ⓘ |
| usesVocalEnsemble | yes ⓘ |
| workOf | Jerome Moross ⓘ |
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Subject: Ballet Ballads Description of subject: Ballet Ballads is a pioneering 1940s American musical theatre work by composer Jerome Moross that blends ballet, folk influences, and sung narrative into a series of dance-driven story pieces.
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Ballet Ballads