Federal Music Project
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The Federal Music Project was a New Deal initiative that employed musicians and supported orchestras, concerts, and music education across the United States during the Great Depression.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Federal Music Project canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6801 — 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: Federal Music Project Context triple: [Works Progress Administration, program, Federal Music Project]
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A.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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B.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal initiative that funded and organized live theatrical productions across the United States during the Great Depression, providing employment for artists while expanding public access to the arts.
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D.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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E.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
- 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: Federal Music Project Target entity description: The Federal Music Project was a New Deal initiative that employed musicians and supported orchestras, concerts, and music education across the United States during the Great Depression.
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A.
Federal Writers’ Project
The Federal Writers’ Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of writers during the Great Depression to produce guidebooks, oral histories, and other cultural documentation across the United States.
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B.
Federal Art Project
The Federal Art Project was a New Deal initiative that employed thousands of artists across the United States to create public artworks, murals, posters, and art education programs during the Great Depression.
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C.
Federal Theatre Project
The Federal Theatre Project was a New Deal initiative that funded and organized live theatrical productions across the United States during the Great Depression, providing employment for artists while expanding public access to the arts.
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D.
National Recovery Administration
The National Recovery Administration was a U.S. New Deal agency created during the Great Depression to regulate industry, set fair wages and prices, and promote economic recovery.
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E.
Civilian Conservation Corps
The Civilian Conservation Corps was a New Deal work relief program that provided jobs to young men during the Great Depression through conservation and public lands projects across the United States.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
New Deal program
ⓘ
government arts program ⓘ music employment program ⓘ |
| activity |
collected American folk music
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created music libraries and archives ⓘ organized chamber music groups ⓘ organized community orchestras ⓘ organized public concerts ⓘ provided music education classes ⓘ sponsored music appreciation lectures ⓘ sponsored performances of classical music ⓘ sponsored performances of contemporary music ⓘ supported choral groups ⓘ |
| beneficiary |
local communities
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public school students ⓘ unemployed musicians ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
development of community orchestras in the United States
ⓘ
expansion of public music education ⓘ preservation of American musical culture ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| director | Nikolai Sokoloff ⓘ |
| dissolved | 1939 ⓘ |
| employed |
composers
ⓘ
conductors ⓘ music teachers ⓘ musicians ⓘ |
| field |
arts
ⓘ
music ⓘ |
| fundedBy | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Great Depression ⓘ |
| inception | 1935 ⓘ |
| location |
California
ⓘ
linked to:
California, United States
Illinois ⓘ New York ⓘ Ohio ⓘ Pennsylvania ⓘ Texas ⓘ Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| operatedIn |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| parentOrganization | Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| partOf |
Federal Project Number One
ⓘ
Works Progress Administration ⓘ |
| purpose |
promote public access to music
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provide employment for musicians during the Great Depression ⓘ support music education ⓘ support orchestras and musical ensembles ⓘ |
| replacedBy |
Works Progress Administration Music Program
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linked to:
Works Progress Administration
|
| sponsor |
United States federal government
ⓘ
linked to:
United States government
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Federal Music Project Description of subject: The Federal Music Project was a New Deal initiative that employed musicians and supported orchestras, concerts, and music education across the United States during the Great Depression.
Referenced by (3)
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