Jonathan Tunick
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Jonathan Tunick is a renowned American orchestrator, musical director, and composer best known for his long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on numerous Broadway productions.
All labels observed (1)
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| Jonathan Tunick canonical | 17 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6134265 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Jonathan Tunick Context triple: [Follies, orchestrator, Jonathan Tunick]
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A.
Alan Sytner
Alan Sytner was a British nightclub owner and impresario best known for creating Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club, which became a pivotal venue in the rise of The Beatles and the Merseybeat scene.
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B.
Dennis Shryack
Dennis Shryack was an American screenwriter best known for his work on action and comedy films, including collaborations on several Clint Eastwood movies.
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C.
Eric E. Osmond
Eric E. Osmond is a film editor best known for his work on the animated feature "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
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D.
Gary Tinterow
Gary Tinterow is an American art historian and museum curator best known for leading the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and for his scholarship on 19th-century European art.
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E.
Dean Riesner
Dean Riesner was an American screenwriter best known for his work on films such as "Dirty Harry" and "Play Misty for Me."
- 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: Jonathan Tunick Target entity description: Jonathan Tunick is a renowned American orchestrator, musical director, and composer best known for his long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on numerous Broadway productions.
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A.
Alan Sytner
Alan Sytner was a British nightclub owner and impresario best known for creating Liverpool’s iconic Cavern Club, which became a pivotal venue in the rise of The Beatles and the Merseybeat scene.
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B.
Dennis Shryack
Dennis Shryack was an American screenwriter best known for his work on action and comedy films, including collaborations on several Clint Eastwood movies.
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C.
Eric E. Osmond
Eric E. Osmond is a film editor best known for his work on the animated feature "The Super Mario Bros. Movie."
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D.
Gary Tinterow
Gary Tinterow is an American art historian and museum curator best known for leading the Museum of Fine Arts, Houston and for his scholarship on 19th-century European art.
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E.
Dean Riesner
Dean Riesner was an American screenwriter best known for his work on films such as "Dirty Harry" and "Play Misty for Me."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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music director ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
20th-century music
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21st-century music ⓘ |
| artisticDiscipline | music ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Academy Award
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Emmy Award ⓘ Grammy Award ⓘ Tony Award ⓘ |
| citizenship | American ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith | Stephen Sondheim ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| employer | Broadway theatre industry ⓘ |
| familyName | Tunick ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
film music
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orchestration ⓘ theatre music ⓘ |
| genre |
film score
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musical theatre ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| hasAchievement | EGOT status ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary musical theatre orchestration ⓘ |
| languageSpoken | English ⓘ |
| name | Jonathan Tunick ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Broadway orchestrations
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collaborations with Stephen Sondheim ⓘ long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on Broadway ⓘ theatre music orchestration ⓘ |
| notableWork |
orchestrations for "A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum"
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orchestrations for "A Little Night Music" ⓘ orchestrations for "Company" ⓘ orchestrations for "Follies" ⓘ orchestrations for "Into the Woods" ⓘ orchestrations for "Merrily We Roll Along" ⓘ orchestrations for "Pacific Overtures" ⓘ orchestrations for "Sweeney Todd" ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ music arranger ⓘ music director ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Jonathan Tunick Description of subject: Jonathan Tunick is a renowned American orchestrator, musical director, and composer best known for his long-standing collaboration with Stephen Sondheim on numerous Broadway productions.
Referenced by (17)
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