String Quartet The Four Quarters
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String Quartet The Four Quarters is a contemporary chamber work by British composer Thomas Adès that explores the passage of time through four vividly contrasting movements.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| String Quartet The Four Quarters canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6575481 — 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: String Quartet The Four Quarters Context triple: [Thomas Adès, notableWork, String Quartet The Four Quarters]
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A.
Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)
"Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)" is a song from the musical *Chess*, performed as an ensemble piece that contrasts the public poise and private tensions of its four main characters.
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B.
Quartet
"Quartet" is a 2012 British comedy-drama film directed by Dustin Hoffman about retired opera singers reuniting for a gala performance at their countryside retirement home.
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C.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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D.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an early chamber work by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that showcases his emerging blend of European classical forms with Brazilian musical idioms.
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E.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an influential early chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter that marks a turning point toward his mature, complex musical style.
- 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: String Quartet The Four Quarters Target entity description: String Quartet The Four Quarters is a contemporary chamber work by British composer Thomas Adès that explores the passage of time through four vividly contrasting movements.
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A.
Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)
"Quartet (A Model of Decorum and Tranquility)" is a song from the musical *Chess*, performed as an ensemble piece that contrasts the public poise and private tensions of its four main characters.
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B.
Quartet
"Quartet" is a 2012 British comedy-drama film directed by Dustin Hoffman about retired opera singers reuniting for a gala performance at their countryside retirement home.
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C.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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D.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an early chamber work by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos that showcases his emerging blend of European classical forms with Brazilian musical idioms.
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E.
String Quartet No. 1
String Quartet No. 1 is an influential early chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter that marks a turning point toward his mature, complex musical style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music composition
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contemporary classical work ⓘ string quartet ⓘ |
| composer | Thomas Adès ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
temporal perception
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time ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement cycle ⓘ |
| intendedEnsembleType | professional string quartet ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementStructure | four contrasting movements ⓘ |
| musicalForces |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 4 ⓘ |
| period | 21st-century classical music ⓘ |
| scoredFor | string quartet ⓘ |
| style |
modernist
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post-tonal ⓘ |
| thematicFocus | passage of time ⓘ |
| title |
String Quartet The Four Quarters
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The Four Quarters ⓘ |
| workType | concert work ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: String Quartet The Four Quarters Description of subject: String Quartet The Four Quarters is a contemporary chamber work by British composer Thomas Adès that explores the passage of time through four vividly contrasting movements.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.