Ludus Tonalis
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Ludus Tonalis is a 1942 piano cycle by Paul Hindemith that explores all 12 tonalities through a series of fugues and interludes, often regarded as his answer to Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Ludus Tonalis canonical | 2 |
| Game of Tones | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9151037 — 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: Ludus Tonalis Context triple: [Paul Hindemith, notableWork, Ludus Tonalis]
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A.
Ludens
Ludens is the futuristic, spacesuit-clad mascot character of Kojima Productions, prominently featured in the studio’s branding and promotional materials.
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Tiento
Tiento was the leather football used in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, notable for its traditional laced design and role in early international football history.
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C.
Trionfi
Trionfi is a trilogy of scenic cantatas by Carl Orff that expands on the medieval-themed musical world of Carmina Burana with additional works like Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite.
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D.
The Fiery Lute
The Fiery Lute is the English rendering of the title of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s revolutionary Bengali poetry collection "Agnibeena," symbolizing a passionate, fire-like musical instrument of rebellion.
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E.
The Great Book of Music
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- 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: Ludus Tonalis Target entity description: Ludus Tonalis is a 1942 piano cycle by Paul Hindemith that explores all 12 tonalities through a series of fugues and interludes, often regarded as his answer to Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier.
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A.
Ludens
Ludens is the futuristic, spacesuit-clad mascot character of Kojima Productions, prominently featured in the studio’s branding and promotional materials.
-
B.
Tiento
Tiento was the leather football used in the inaugural 1930 FIFA World Cup, notable for its traditional laced design and role in early international football history.
-
C.
Trionfi
Trionfi is a trilogy of scenic cantatas by Carl Orff that expands on the medieval-themed musical world of Carmina Burana with additional works like Catulli Carmina and Trionfo di Afrodite.
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D.
The Fiery Lute
The Fiery Lute is the English rendering of the title of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s revolutionary Bengali poetry collection "Agnibeena," symbolizing a passionate, fire-like musical instrument of rebellion.
-
E.
The Great Book of Music
The Great Book of Music is a foundational medieval treatise by the philosopher Al-Farabi that systematically analyzes the theory, mathematics, and aesthetics of music in the Islamic Golden Age.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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piano cycle ⓘ work for solo piano ⓘ |
| closingMovement | Postlude ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Hindemith ⓘ |
| compositionalTechnique |
contrapuntal writing
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fugue ⓘ tonal counterpoint ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Germany ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 1942 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Paul Hindemith’s theory students
ⓘ
Yvonne Loriod (in some editions acknowledged as interpreter) ⓘ
linked to:
Yvonne Loriod
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| educationalUse | teaching counterpoint and modern tonality ⓘ |
| explores | all 12 tonalities ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1943 ⓘ |
| form | cycle of fugues and interludes ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogNumber | W. 46 (Hindemith-Werke-Verzeichnis) ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
20th-century piano repertoire
ⓘ
pedagogical approaches to modern counterpoint ⓘ |
| hasPart |
11 interludes
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12 fugues ⓘ Postlude ⓘ Prelude ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Johann Sebastian Bach
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The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| intendedInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| isOftenDescribedAs | Hindemith’s answer to Bach’s The Well-Tempered Clavier ⓘ |
| keyOfPostlude | C ⓘ |
| keyOfPrelude | C ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | Latin ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
didactic character
ⓘ
systematic exploration of key relationships ⓘ |
| notableRecording |
Glenn Gould recording of Ludus Tonalis
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Idil Biret recording of Ludus Tonalis ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 25 ⓘ |
| openingMovement | Prelude ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| publisher | Schott Music ⓘ |
| relationBetweenPreludeAndPostlude | Postlude is retrograde inversion of Prelude ⓘ |
| structureFeature |
cyclic form
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symmetrical overall design ⓘ |
| style | neoclassical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | practical demonstration of Hindemith’s harmonic theory ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Game of Tones
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linked to:
Ludus Tonalis
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| tonalSystem | Hindemith’s own theory of tonality ⓘ |
| year | 1942 ⓘ |
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linked to: Ludus Tonalis