Elegy for Strings
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Elegy for Strings is a lyrical and expressive orchestral work for string ensemble composed by Lee Holdridge.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Elegy for Strings canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6689243 — 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: Elegy for Strings Context triple: [Lee Holdridge, notableWork, Elegy for Strings]
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A.
Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings is a widely acclaimed orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, renowned for its poignant, elegiac character and frequent use in solemn and memorial contexts.
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B.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
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C.
The Unstrung Harp
The Unstrung Harp is a darkly comic illustrated novella by Edward Gorey that follows the misadventures and anxieties of an aging novelist as he struggles to write his latest book.
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D.
Another Place
Another Place is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Antony Gormley, consisting of cast-iron human figures installed along the beach at Crosby in Merseyside, England.
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E.
Longing for the Harmonies
Longing for the Harmonies is a popular-science book that explains modern physics and the fundamental laws of nature in accessible, non-technical language.
- 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: Elegy for Strings Target entity description: Elegy for Strings is a lyrical and expressive orchestral work for string ensemble composed by Lee Holdridge.
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A.
Adagio for Strings
Adagio for Strings is a widely acclaimed orchestral work by American composer Samuel Barber, renowned for its poignant, elegiac character and frequent use in solemn and memorial contexts.
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B.
Symphony on G
Symphony on G is an orchestral work by American composer Lou Harrison that reflects his characteristic blend of Western classical forms with non-Western musical influences and innovative percussion writing.
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C.
The Unstrung Harp
The Unstrung Harp is a darkly comic illustrated novella by Edward Gorey that follows the misadventures and anxieties of an aging novelist as he struggles to write his latest book.
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D.
Another Place
Another Place is a large-scale outdoor sculpture by artist Antony Gormley, consisting of cast-iron human figures installed along the beach at Crosby in Merseyside, England.
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E.
Longing for the Harmonies
Longing for the Harmonies is a popular-science book that explains modern physics and the fundamental laws of nature in accessible, non-technical language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (28)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
ⓘ
string orchestra piece ⓘ |
| associatedComposer | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| composer | Lee Holdridge ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | American ⓘ |
| hasMood |
elegiac
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melancholic ⓘ reflective ⓘ |
| hasMovement | single-movement structure ⓘ |
| hasTitleWord |
Elegy
ⓘ
Strings ⓘ |
| intendedEnsembleType | concert ensemble ⓘ |
| isPartOfRepertoireOf |
chamber orchestras
ⓘ
string orchestras ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | instrumental ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | concert hall ⓘ |
| primaryInstrumentation |
cellos
ⓘ
double basses ⓘ violas ⓘ violins ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
string ensemble
ⓘ
string orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
expressive
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lyrical ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| usesTexture |
homophonic
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polyphonic ⓘ |
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Subject: Elegy for Strings Description of subject: Elegy for Strings is a lyrical and expressive orchestral work for string ensemble composed by Lee Holdridge.
Referenced by (1)
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