Notations (for piano and orchestra)

E143983

orchestral composition work for piano and orchestra

Notations (for piano and orchestra) is Pierre Boulez’s expanded orchestral reimagining of his early piano pieces, showcasing his intricate modernist style and innovative orchestration.

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All labels observed (10)

Label	Occurrences
Notation I (orchestral version)	1
Notation I for orchestra	1
Notation II (orchestral version)	1
Notation III (orchestral version)	1
Notation IV (orchestral version)	1
Notation V for solo piano	1
Notations (Boulez)	1
Notations (for piano and orchestra) canonical	1
Notations for orchestra	1
orchestral Notation III	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1250762 — 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: Notations (for piano and orchestra)
Context triple: [Pierre Boulez, notableWork, Notations (for piano and orchestra)]

A. Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a modern orchestral work for solo piano and ensemble by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his distinctive contemporary classical style.
B. Piano
Piano is a large, versatile keyboard musical instrument that produces sound by hammers striking strings, widely used in classical, jazz, and popular music.
C. Claviere
Claviere is a small alpine village and ski resort in northwestern Italy, known for its mountain scenery and winter sports facilities.
D. Orff Carmina Burana
Orff's Carmina Burana is a 20th-century scenic cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, famous for its powerful opening movement "O Fortuna" and its dramatic setting of medieval Latin and German texts.
E. 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.
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: Notations (for piano and orchestra)
Target entity description: Notations (for piano and orchestra) is Pierre Boulez’s expanded orchestral reimagining of his early piano pieces, showcasing his intricate modernist style and innovative orchestration.

A. Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto is a modern orchestral work for solo piano and ensemble by American composer John Harbison, reflecting his distinctive contemporary classical style.
B. Piano
Piano is a large, versatile keyboard musical instrument that produces sound by hammers striking strings, widely used in classical, jazz, and popular music.
C. Claviere
Claviere is a small alpine village and ski resort in northwestern Italy, known for its mountain scenery and winter sports facilities.
D. Orff Carmina Burana
Orff's Carmina Burana is a 20th-century scenic cantata for chorus, soloists, and orchestra, famous for its powerful opening movement "O Fortuna" and its dramatic setting of medieval Latin and German texts.
E. 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.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (29)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	orchestral composition ⓘ work for piano and orchestra ⓘ
basedOn	Notations for piano ⓘ
catalogueNote	orchestral reimagining of Boulez’s early Notations for piano ⓘ
composer	Pierre Boulez ⓘ
composerNationality	French ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	France ⓘ
expandedFrom	early piano pieces by Pierre Boulez ⓘ
genre	contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasPart	Notation I (orchestral version) ⓘ linked to: Notations (for piano and orchestra) Notation II (orchestral version) ⓘ linked to: Notations (for piano and orchestra) Notation III (orchestral version) ⓘ linked to: Notations (for piano and orchestra) Notation IV (orchestral version) ⓘ linked to: Notations (for piano and orchestra) Notation V (orchestral version) ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
movementCount	5 ⓘ
notableFeature	innovative orchestration ⓘ intricate modernist style ⓘ
orchestrationBy	Pierre Boulez ⓘ
originalMedium	piano ⓘ
period	20th-century music ⓘ
premiereConductor	Pierre Boulez ⓘ
scoredFor	large orchestra ⓘ
style	modernist music ⓘ
usesMaterialFrom	Notation I for solo piano ⓘ Notation II for solo piano ⓘ linked to: Notation I for solo piano Notation III for solo piano ⓘ Notation IV for solo piano ⓘ Notation V for solo piano ⓘ linked to: Notations (for piano and orchestra)

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