The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
E441233
"The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," depicting a soldier’s encounter with the Martian war machines.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4471764 — 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: The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine Context triple: [Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds, hasPart, The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine]
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
La Máquina
La Máquina is the popular nickname of Mexican football club Cruz Azul, highlighting its reputation as a powerful, relentless team.
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C.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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D.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
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E.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
- 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: The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine Target entity description: "The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," depicting a soldier’s encounter with the Martian war machines.
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A.
The Spearhead
The Spearhead is the nickname of the U.S. 5th Marine Division, a World War II Marine Corps unit renowned for its pivotal role in the Battle of Iwo Jima.
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B.
La Máquina
La Máquina is the popular nickname of Mexican football club Cruz Azul, highlighting its reputation as a powerful, relentless team.
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C.
A Choice of Weapons
"A Choice of Weapons" is Gordon Parks’s influential autobiographical work in which he reflects on his life, art, and use of the camera as a tool for social change.
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D.
Veille d’armes
Veille d’armes is a French stage play best known today as the work that earned actress Annabella significant critical acclaim and awards.
-
E.
The Arts of War
The Arts of War is a pair of monumental equestrian bronze sculptures by Leo Friedlander that symbolize martial valor and sacrifice, installed at the Washington, D.C. entrance to Arlington Memorial Bridge.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical piece
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song ⓘ track ⓘ |
| adaptationOf | The War of the Worlds Martian attack scenes ⓘ |
| basedOn | The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkBy |
H. G. Wells
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linked to:
Herbert George Wells
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| composer | Jeff Wayne ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| depicts | a soldier’s encounter with Martian war machines ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | the Artilleryman ⓘ |
| featuresEntity | Martian fighting machines ⓘ |
| genre |
concept album track
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progressive rock ⓘ symphonic rock ⓘ |
| hasMusicalStyle |
dramatic
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orchestral rock ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alien invasion
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military resistance ⓘ survival ⓘ war ⓘ |
| hasTitle | The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | studio recording ⓘ |
| narrationBy | Richard Burton ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | depicts early human resistance to Martian invasion ⓘ |
| partOf | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds track list ⓘ |
| partOfAlbum | Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| performer |
Jeff Wayne
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Richard Burton ⓘ |
| recordedFor | Jeff Wayne's concept album adaptation of The War of the Worlds ⓘ |
| releaseType | album track ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine Description of subject: "The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine" is a dramatic musical piece from Jeff Wayne’s concept album adaptation of H.G. Wells’ "The War of the Worlds," depicting a soldier’s encounter with the Martian war machines.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Jeff Wayne's Musical Version of The War of the Worlds
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hasPart
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The Artilleryman and the Fighting Machine
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