Michael Nyman
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Michael Nyman is an English composer and pianist best known for his influential minimalist film scores, particularly for director Peter Greenaway and the acclaimed soundtrack to "The Piano."
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Michael Nyman canonical | 38 |
| Michael Laurence Nyman | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1844602 — 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: Michael Nyman Context triple: [BAFTA Award for Best Original Music, notableRecipient, Michael Nyman]
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A.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
Reggie Brown
Reggie Brown is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Snapchat, the multimedia messaging app developed by Snap Inc.
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C.
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp is an English actor known for his distinctive presence and performances in films such as "The Collector," "Superman II," and "The Limey."
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D.
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman was an influential British filmmaker, artist, and gay rights activist known for his experimental cinema and bold exploration of queer identity and politics.
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E.
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in classic films such as "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Doctor Zhivago," as well as an extensive stage and television career.
- 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: Michael Nyman Target entity description: Michael Nyman is an English composer and pianist best known for his influential minimalist film scores, particularly for director Peter Greenaway and the acclaimed soundtrack to "The Piano."
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A.
Anthony Ainley
Anthony Ainley was an English actor best known for playing the villainous Time Lord known as the Master in the long-running British science fiction series Doctor Who.
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B.
Reggie Brown
Reggie Brown is an American entrepreneur best known as a co-founder of Snapchat, the multimedia messaging app developed by Snap Inc.
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C.
Terence Stamp
Terence Stamp is an English actor known for his distinctive presence and performances in films such as "The Collector," "Superman II," and "The Limey."
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D.
Derek Jarman
Derek Jarman was an influential British filmmaker, artist, and gay rights activist known for his experimental cinema and bold exploration of queer identity and politics.
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E.
Tom Courtenay
Tom Courtenay is an acclaimed English actor known for his work in classic films such as "The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner" and "Doctor Zhivago," as well as an extensive stage and television career.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ minimalist composer ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th century
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21st century ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Jane Campion
ⓘ
Peter Greenaway ⓘ |
| composedForFilm |
A Zed & Two Noughts
ⓘ
Drowning by Numbers ⓘ Prospero’s Books ⓘ
linked to:
Prospero's Books
The Draughtsman’s Contract ⓘ
linked to:
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Piano ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1944-03-23 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
King’s College London
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Royal Academy of Music ⓘ |
| employer | Michael Nyman Band ⓘ |
| familyName | Nyman ⓘ |
| founded | Michael Nyman Band ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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minimalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Michael ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with Peter Greenaway
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minimalist film scores ⓘ soundtrack to The Piano ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Michael Nyman ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Zed & Two Noughts (score)
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linked to:
A Zed & Two Noughts
Drowning by Numbers (score) ⓘ
linked to:
Drowning by Numbers
In Re Don Giovanni ⓘ
linked to:
Don Giovanni
Prospero’s Books (score) ⓘ
linked to:
Prospero's Books
String Quartet No. 1 ⓘ The Draughtsman’s Contract (score) ⓘ
linked to:
The Draughtsman's Contract
The Man Who Mistook His Wife for a Hat (opera) ⓘ The Piano (soundtrack) ⓘ
linked to:
The Piano
The Piano Concerto ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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composer ⓘ musicologist ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
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| style |
driving rhythms
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repetitive structures ⓘ tonal harmony ⓘ |
| wrote | Experimental Music: Cage and Beyond ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Michael Nyman Description of subject: Michael Nyman is an English composer and pianist best known for his influential minimalist film scores, particularly for director Peter Greenaway and the acclaimed soundtrack to "The Piano."
Referenced by (39)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The End of the Affair
subject linked to:
song “Where the bee sucks, there suck I”
linked to: Michael Nyman