Symphony No. 1
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Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by British composer William Alwyn that marks the beginning of his significant symphonic cycle.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 1 canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T13499172 — 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. 1 Context triple: [William Alwyn, notableWork, Symphony No. 1]
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that showcases his modern yet accessible neoclassical style.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1, commonly known as "A Sea Symphony," is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s expansive choral symphony that sets Walt Whitman’s sea-themed poetry to music.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by American composer Ned Rorem that showcases his lyrical, tonal-modern style and helped establish his reputation in mid-20th-century classical music.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, reflecting his distinctive blend of neoclassicism, folk influences, and modern harmonies.
- 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. 1 Target entity description: Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by British composer William Alwyn that marks the beginning of his significant symphonic cycle.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an early large-scale orchestral work by British composer Malcolm Arnold that showcases his distinctive, energetic, and often sharply contrasted musical style.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an early large-scale orchestral work by British composer Richard Rodney Bennett that showcases his blend of modernist technique and lyrical expression.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is the designation typically given to a composer’s first completed symphonic work, often marking an important early milestone in their orchestral output.
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Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that showcases his modern yet accessible neoclassical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (15)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| composer | William Alwyn ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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classical music ⓘ |
| hasComposer | William Alwyn ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Symphony No. 1 ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| notableFor | beginning of William Alwyn’s significant symphonic cycle ⓘ |
| partOf | William Alwyn symphonic cycle ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | first symphony in William Alwyn’s symphonic cycle ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| workType | absolute music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Symphony No. 1 Description of subject: Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by British composer William Alwyn that marks the beginning of his significant symphonic cycle.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
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Symphony No. 1