Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
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Hal Leonard is a major American music publishing company that, among other catalogs, has historically handled the Boosey & Hawkes catalog for works such as "Suite of Old American Dances."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hal Leonard | 3 |
| Hal Leonard (sheet music) | 1 |
| Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically) canonical | 1 |
| Hal Leonard Corporation | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4033561 — 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: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically) Context triple: [Suite of Old American Dances, publisher, Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)]
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A.
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a major British music publisher renowned for its catalog of 20th- and 21st-century classical composers and educational music.
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B.
M. Witmark & Sons
M. Witmark & Sons was a prominent American music publishing company known for issuing popular songs and influential works by major 20th-century songwriters.
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C.
Breitkopf & Härtel
Breitkopf & Härtel is a historic German music publishing house, founded in the 18th century, renowned for its authoritative editions of classical composers’ works.
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D.
Ballard family music publishers
Ballard family music publishers were a prominent French dynasty of music printers and publishers active from the Renaissance through the 18th century, known for shaping the dissemination of vocal and instrumental music in France.
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E.
Handy Brothers Music Company
Handy Brothers Music Company is a music publishing firm established by pioneering blues composer W. C. Handy to promote and distribute his influential works and other early blues music.
- 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: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically) Target entity description: Hal Leonard is a major American music publishing company that, among other catalogs, has historically handled the Boosey & Hawkes catalog for works such as "Suite of Old American Dances."
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A.
Boosey & Hawkes
Boosey & Hawkes is a major British music publisher renowned for its catalog of 20th- and 21st-century classical composers and educational music.
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B.
M. Witmark & Sons
M. Witmark & Sons was a prominent American music publishing company known for issuing popular songs and influential works by major 20th-century songwriters.
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C.
Breitkopf & Härtel
Breitkopf & Härtel is a historic German music publishing house, founded in the 18th century, renowned for its authoritative editions of classical composers’ works.
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D.
Ballard family music publishers
Ballard family music publishers were a prominent French dynasty of music printers and publishers active from the Renaissance through the 18th century, known for shaping the dissemination of vocal and instrumental music in France.
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E.
Handy Brothers Music Company
Handy Brothers Music Company is a music publishing firm established by pioneering blues composer W. C. Handy to promote and distribute his influential works and other early blues music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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music publishing company ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
Suite of Old American Dances (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog)
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linked to:
Suite of Old American Dances
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| collaboratesWith | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| distributes | Boosey & Hawkes catalog (historically, in the U.S.) ⓘ |
| distributionChannel |
direct to ensembles
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direct to schools ⓘ music retailers ⓘ online retailers ⓘ |
| focusesOn |
choral and vocal educational repertoire
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educational music market ⓘ school band and orchestra repertoire ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Everett Edstrom
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Harold Edstrom ⓘ Roger Busdicker ⓘ |
| handlesCatalog |
Boosey & Hawkes (selected works)
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linked to:
Boosey & Hawkes
choral repertoire (including Boosey & Hawkes titles, historically) ⓘ classical works (selected) through partnerships ⓘ concert band repertoire (including Boosey & Hawkes titles, historically) ⓘ |
| handlesRightsFor | Suite of Old American Dances (print/distribution, historically) ⓘ |
| hasHeadquartersLocation |
Milwaukee, Wisconsin
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linked to:
Milwaukee
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| industry |
music education
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music publishing ⓘ print music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
band and orchestra arrangements
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large catalog of educational music ⓘ method series for instruments ⓘ popular music arrangements ⓘ |
| market |
North America
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international ⓘ |
| offersFormat |
conductor scores
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digital sheet music ⓘ full scores ⓘ parts ⓘ study scores ⓘ |
| publishes |
band music
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choral music ⓘ guitar music ⓘ instrumental method books ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ piano music ⓘ sheet music ⓘ songbooks ⓘ |
| roleInBooseyAndHawkesCatalog |
educational market distributor
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print distributor ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically) Description of subject: Hal Leonard is a major American music publishing company that, among other catalogs, has historically handled the Boosey & Hawkes catalog for works such as "Suite of Old American Dances."
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Suite of Old American Dances
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publisher
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Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
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linked to: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
linked to: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
linked to: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
linked to: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)
subject linked to:
Wayne Shorter composition "Footprints"
linked to: Hal Leonard (through Boosey & Hawkes catalog, historically)