Thomas Buckner (baritone)
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Thomas Buckner (baritone) is an American baritone vocalist best known for his work in contemporary and experimental music, including extensive collaborations with avant-garde composers and improvisers.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Buckner (baritone) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1659128 — 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: Thomas Buckner (baritone) Context triple: [Buckner, hasNotableBearer, Thomas Buckner (baritone)]
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A.
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford is an English actor and singer best known for his role in the sitcom "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" and for originating the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera."
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B.
Robert McFerrin Sr.
Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
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C.
Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins was an influential American playwright whose politically charged, experimental works made him a central voice in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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E.
John Guleserian
John Guleserian is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent films and romantic dramas, including the acclaimed feature "Like Crazy."
- 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: Thomas Buckner (baritone) Target entity description: Thomas Buckner (baritone) is an American baritone vocalist best known for his work in contemporary and experimental music, including extensive collaborations with avant-garde composers and improvisers.
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A.
Michael Crawford
Michael Crawford is an English actor and singer best known for his role in the sitcom "Some Mothers Do 'Ave 'Em" and for originating the title role in Andrew Lloyd Webber's musical "The Phantom of the Opera."
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B.
Robert McFerrin Sr.
Robert McFerrin Sr. was a pioneering American baritone and the first African American man to sing at the Metropolitan Opera.
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C.
Ed Bullins
Ed Bullins was an influential American playwright whose politically charged, experimental works made him a central voice in the Black Arts Movement of the 1960s and 1970s.
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D.
Philip Baker Hall
Philip Baker Hall was an American character actor renowned for his intense, understated performances in films like "Magnolia," "Boogie Nights," and "Hard Eight," as well as memorable television roles including his iconic turn as library cop Lt. Bookman on "Seinfeld."
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E.
John Guleserian
John Guleserian is an American cinematographer known for his work on independent films and romantic dramas, including the acclaimed feature "Like Crazy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American singer
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baritone vocalist ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| activity |
concert performance
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recording ⓘ |
| artisticRole |
interpreter of contemporary vocal works
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performer of avant-garde opera ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| citizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Alvin Lucier
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Annea Lockwood ⓘ David Wessel ⓘ Earl Howard ⓘ George Lewis (trombonist) ⓘ
linked to:
George Lewis
Joëlle Léandre ⓘ Muhal Richard Abrams ⓘ Robert Ashley ⓘ Roscoe Mitchell ⓘ Tom Hamilton (composer) ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
experimental vocal music
ⓘ
free improvisation ⓘ new music ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ |
| hasGender | male ⓘ |
| hasVoiceType | baritone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
extended vocal techniques
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improvised vocal performance ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | English ⓘ |
| nationality | United States of America ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with avant-garde composers
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vocal improvisation ⓘ work in contemporary music ⓘ work in experimental music ⓘ |
| notableWorkArea | American experimental music scene ⓘ |
| occupation |
baritone vocalist
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singer ⓘ vocal improviser ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Buckner (baritone) Description of subject: Thomas Buckner (baritone) is an American baritone vocalist best known for his work in contemporary and experimental music, including extensive collaborations with avant-garde composers and improvisers.
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.