Pithoprakta
E403357
Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pithoprakta canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3982692 — 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: Pithoprakta Context triple: [Iannis Xenakis, notableWork, Pithoprakta]
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A.
Ear of Dionysius
The Ear of Dionysius is a famous, ear-shaped artificial cave in Syracuse, Sicily, renowned for its exceptional acoustics and dramatic history.
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B.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
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C.
Ecclesiazusae
Ecclesiazusae is a comedic play by Aristophanes that satirically depicts Athenian women seizing control of the government and instituting radical social reforms.
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D.
Pythias
Pythias was the first wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and the mother of his daughter, also named Pythias.
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E.
Nausithous
Nausithous is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally named as one of the sons of the nymph Calypso.
- 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: Pithoprakta Target entity description: Pithoprakta is a groundbreaking orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that applies mathematical and stochastic processes to create dense, dynamic sound textures.
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A.
Ear of Dionysius
The Ear of Dionysius is a famous, ear-shaped artificial cave in Syracuse, Sicily, renowned for its exceptional acoustics and dramatic history.
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B.
Pefkochori
Pefkochori is a popular seaside village in northern Greece known for its beaches, pine trees, and tourist resorts on the Kassandra peninsula.
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C.
Ecclesiazusae
Ecclesiazusae is a comedic play by Aristophanes that satirically depicts Athenian women seizing control of the government and instituting radical social reforms.
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D.
Pythias
Pythias was the first wife of the ancient Greek philosopher Aristotle and the mother of his daughter, also named Pythias.
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E.
Nausithous
Nausithous is a lesser-known figure in Greek mythology, traditionally named as one of the sons of the nymph Calypso.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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orchestral composition ⓘ |
| approximateDurationMinutes | 10 ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Darmstadt School ⓘ |
| composer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| compositionYear |
1955
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1956 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Hermann Scherchen ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
percussion
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strings ⓘ trombones ⓘ vibraphone ⓘ wood block ⓘ xylophone ⓘ |
| followedBy | Achorripsis ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Arturo Tamayo conducting
ⓘ
Charles Zacharie conducting ⓘ Pierre Boulez conducting ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
early example of stochastic music
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landmark of post-war avant-garde orchestral writing ⓘ |
| influenced | later spectral and stochastic composition techniques ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Brownian motion
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Maxwell–Boltzmann distribution ⓘ
linked to:
Maxwell–Boltzmann statistics
kinetic theory of gases ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
application of physical models to musical structure
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dense sound textures ⓘ independent string parts treated as moving particles ⓘ use of glissandi in string writing ⓘ |
| numberOfStringParts | 46 ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | stochastic works by Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| precededBy | Metastaseis ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Hermann Scherchen ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Germany ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1957-03-12 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Munich ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Orchestre du Domaine Musical ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| structure | single continuous movement ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| translationOfTitle | Actions through probability ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
mathematical models
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probability theory ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Referenced by (3)
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