the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony

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programmatic music symphonic movement

The storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is a dramatic orchestral depiction of a violent thunderstorm that disrupts the symphony’s otherwise pastoral atmosphere.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Gewitter, Sturm movement of the Pastoral Symphony	1
Peasants’ merrymaking movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony	1
the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11861877 — 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: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
Context triple: [Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm, follows, the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony]

A. The Symphony
"The Symphony" is a lyrical poem by American poet and musician Sidney Lanier that blends musical imagery with social and moral themes.
B. Eroica
Eroica is a 1958 Polish black comedy-drama film by Andrzej Munk that satirically portrays heroism and the absurdities of war.
C. Summer with the Symphony
Summer with the Symphony is the San Francisco Symphony’s annual summer concert series featuring a mix of classical, pops, and outdoor performances designed for broad audiences.
D. Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica"
Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica" is a contemporary orchestral work by composer Tan Dun, created for and popularized through an online YouTube Symphony Orchestra project.
E. Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
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: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
Target entity description: The storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony is a dramatic orchestral depiction of a violent thunderstorm that disrupts the symphony’s otherwise pastoral atmosphere.

A. The Symphony
"The Symphony" is a lyrical poem by American poet and musician Sidney Lanier that blends musical imagery with social and moral themes.
B. Eroica
Eroica is a 1958 Polish black comedy-drama film by Andrzej Munk that satirically portrays heroism and the absurdities of war.
C. Summer with the Symphony
Summer with the Symphony is the San Francisco Symphony’s annual summer concert series featuring a mix of classical, pops, and outdoor performances designed for broad audiences.
D. Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica"
Internet Symphony No. 1 "Eroica" is a contemporary orchestral work by composer Tan Dun, created for and popularized through an online YouTube Symphony Orchestra project.
E. Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (43)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	programmatic music ⓘ symphonic movement ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Gewitter, Sturm movement of the Pastoral Symphony ⓘ linked to: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
character	dramatic ⓘ turbulent ⓘ
composer	Ludwig van Beethoven ⓘ
contrastsWith	pastoral atmosphere of the other movements ⓘ
depicts	hail ⓘ lightning ⓘ rain ⓘ thunderstorm ⓘ wind ⓘ
follows	Peasants’ merrymaking movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ linked to: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony Scene by the brook movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral"
functionInNarrative	disrupts the symphony’s pastoral calm ⓘ serves as dramatic climax of the symphony ⓘ
influenced	later programmatic storm scenes in Romantic orchestral music ⓘ
key	F minor ⓘ
languageOfTitle	German ⓘ
notableFeature	one of the earliest detailed orchestral depictions of a storm in symphonic music ⓘ
orchestrationFeature	full orchestra ⓘ prominent brass ⓘ prominent timpani ⓘ rapid scale passages ⓘ tremolo strings ⓘ
partOf	Beethoven’s Pastoral Symphony ⓘ linked to: Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 "Pastoral" Symphony No. 6 in F major, Op. 68 ⓘ
period	Classical era ⓘ
positionInWork	fourth movement ⓘ
precedes	Shepherds’ hymn movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ linked to: Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony
premiereDate	22 December 1808 ⓘ
premieredWith	Beethoven’s Symphony No. 5 ⓘ linked to: Beethoven’s Fifth Symphony
premierePlace	Theater an der Wien, Vienna ⓘ linked to: Theater an der Wien
resolutionIn	Shepherds’ hymn movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ
style	early Romantic ⓘ
tempoMarking	Allegro ⓘ
tonalContrastWith	F major of the symphony’s outer movements ⓘ
uses	descending figures to depict rain ⓘ dynamic extremes ⓘ rising figures to depict wind and lightning ⓘ rolls in timpani to depict thunder ⓘ sudden accents ⓘ
workNumber	Op. 68 (as part of the symphony) ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

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

Hirtengesang. Frohe und dankbare Gefühle nach dem Sturm → follows → the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ

storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony → follows → Peasants’ merrymaking movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony ⓘ

subject linked to: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony

linked to: the storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony

storm movement of Beethoven’s Sixth Symphony → alsoKnownAs → Gewitter, Sturm movement of the Pastoral Symphony ⓘ