Julian Bream
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Julian Bream was a renowned English classical guitarist and lutenist celebrated for his virtuosic performances, influential recordings, and major role in reviving interest in early plucked-string music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julian Bream canonical | 8 |
| Julian Alexander Bream | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805075 — 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: Julian Bream Context triple: [John Williams (guitarist), collaboratedWith, Julian Bream]
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A.
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch was a highly influential Scottish folk guitarist, singer, and songwriter, renowned for his innovative fingerstyle playing and his work both solo and with the band Pentangle.
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B.
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough is a renowned British classical pianist, composer, and writer celebrated for his virtuosic performances and wide-ranging discography.
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C.
Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges was an innovative American acoustic guitarist and composer known for his groundbreaking percussive fingerstyle technique and influential recordings in the new-age and contemporary instrumental genres.
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D.
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis is a composer and musician known for his work on film scores, including the soundtrack for the cult classic "Harold and Maude."
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E.
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth was a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and composer renowned for his advanced harmonies, fluid legato technique, and influential work with bands like Soft Machine, U.K., and his own solo projects.
- 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: Julian Bream Target entity description: Julian Bream was a renowned English classical guitarist and lutenist celebrated for his virtuosic performances, influential recordings, and major role in reviving interest in early plucked-string music.
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A.
Bert Jansch
Bert Jansch was a highly influential Scottish folk guitarist, singer, and songwriter, renowned for his innovative fingerstyle playing and his work both solo and with the band Pentangle.
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B.
Stephen Hough
Stephen Hough is a renowned British classical pianist, composer, and writer celebrated for his virtuosic performances and wide-ranging discography.
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C.
Michael Hedges
Michael Hedges was an innovative American acoustic guitarist and composer known for his groundbreaking percussive fingerstyle technique and influential recordings in the new-age and contemporary instrumental genres.
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D.
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis is a composer and musician known for his work on film scores, including the soundtrack for the cult classic "Harold and Maude."
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E.
Allan Holdsworth
Allan Holdsworth was a pioneering English jazz fusion guitarist and composer renowned for his advanced harmonies, fluid legato technique, and influential work with bands like Soft Machine, U.K., and his own solo projects.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical guitarist
ⓘ
human ⓘ lutenist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2000s ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1940s ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grammy Award
ⓘ
Gramophone Award ⓘ
linked to:
Gramophone Awards ceremony
Order of the British Empire ⓘ |
| birthName |
Julian Alexander Bream
ⓘ
linked to:
Julian Bream
|
| collaboratedWith |
Benjamin Britten
ⓘ
Malcolm Arnold ⓘ William Walton ⓘ |
| commissionedWorkFrom |
Benjamin Britten
ⓘ
Malcolm Arnold ⓘ William Walton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1933-07-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2020-08-14 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Royal College of Music ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Baroque music
ⓘ
Renaissance music ⓘ early plucked-string music ⓘ |
| founded | Julian Bream Consort ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
ⓘ
early music ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | CBE ⓘ |
| influenced |
classical guitar repertoire
ⓘ
modern lute performance practice ⓘ |
| instrument |
classical guitar
ⓘ
lute ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | Julian Bream ⓘ |
| nationality | English ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influential classical guitar and lute recordings
ⓘ
revival of interest in the lute ⓘ virtuosic classical guitar performances ⓘ |
| notableWork |
recordings of Bach for lute and guitar
ⓘ
recordings of Spanish guitar music ⓘ |
| occupation |
classical guitarist
ⓘ
lutenist ⓘ recording artist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
ⓘ
London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| placeOfDeath |
England
ⓘ
Wiltshire ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
RCA Red Seal
ⓘ
linked to:
RCA Records
|
| residence |
Semley, Wiltshire
ⓘ
linked to:
Semley, Wiltshire, England
|
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Instruction
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Subject: Julian Bream Description of subject: Julian Bream was a renowned English classical guitarist and lutenist celebrated for his virtuosic performances, influential recordings, and major role in reviving interest in early plucked-string music.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Julian Bream