Pulse Shadows
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Pulse Shadows is a major contemporary music work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle that interweaves instrumental movements with settings of poems by Paul Celan.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Pulse Shadows canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Pulse Shadows Context triple: [Harrison Birtwistle, notableWork, Pulse Shadows]
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A.
Shadows
Shadows is a groundbreaking 1959 American independent drama film by John Cassavetes, celebrated for its improvisational style and candid exploration of race and relationships in New York City.
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B.
Shadows of the Night
"Shadows of the Night" is a 1982 rock song by Pat Benatar that became one of her signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
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C.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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D.
Trouble in the Shadows
Trouble in the Shadows is a song featured on Sheena Easton’s 1981 pop album "You Could Have Been with Me."
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E.
Pandemonium Shadow Show
Pandemonium Shadow Show is Harry Nilsson’s acclaimed 1967 studio album that helped establish his reputation as a distinctive pop songwriter and vocalist.
- 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: Pulse Shadows Target entity description: Pulse Shadows is a major contemporary music work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle that interweaves instrumental movements with settings of poems by Paul Celan.
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A.
Shadows
Shadows is a groundbreaking 1959 American independent drama film by John Cassavetes, celebrated for its improvisational style and candid exploration of race and relationships in New York City.
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B.
Shadows of the Night
"Shadows of the Night" is a 1982 rock song by Pat Benatar that became one of her signature hits and earned her a Grammy Award for Best Female Rock Vocal Performance.
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C.
Out of the Dark
Out of the Dark is a collection of essays by Helen Keller in which she reflects on socialism, social justice, and her political beliefs.
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D.
Trouble in the Shadows
Trouble in the Shadows is a song featured on Sheena Easton’s 1981 pop album "You Could Have Been with Me."
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E.
Pandemonium Shadow Show
Pandemonium Shadow Show is Harry Nilsson’s acclaimed 1967 studio album that helped establish his reputation as a distinctive pop songwriter and vocalist.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (33)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
contemporary classical music work
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musical composition ⓘ |
| basedOn | poems by Paul Celan ⓘ |
| composer | Harrison Birtwistle ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| composerOfTextSetting | Harrison Birtwistle ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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song cycle ⓘ |
| hasPart |
instrumental movements
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song settings ⓘ |
| hasPoeticSource | Holocaust-related poetry ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
cello
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clarinet ⓘ piano ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| languageOfText | German ⓘ |
| literarySourceAuthor | Paul Celan ⓘ |
| movementType |
instrumental interludes
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vocal settings of poems ⓘ |
| notableFor |
integration of chamber music and song cycle forms
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use of Paul Celan’s poetry ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereStatus | major contemporary music work in Birtwistle’s output ⓘ |
| structure | interwoven instrumental and vocal movements ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
death
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language and silence ⓘ memory and trauma ⓘ |
| textAuthorNationality |
German-language poet
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Romanian-born ⓘ |
| textBy | Paul Celan ⓘ |
| vocalForces | soprano ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Pulse Shadows Description of subject: Pulse Shadows is a major contemporary music work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle that interweaves instrumental movements with settings of poems by Paul Celan.
Referenced by (1)
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