conductor
C837
concept
A conductor is an individual who directs the performance of an orchestra, choir, or other musical ensemble by guiding tempo, dynamics, and expression to unify the musicians’ interpretation of a piece.
All labels observed (8)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| conductor canonical | 623 |
| bandleader | 549 |
| orchestral conductor | 130 |
| opera conductor | 32 |
| orchestra conductor | 23 |
| French conductor | 5 |
| English conductor | 1 |
| conducting role | 1 |
Description generation (CDg)
The one-sentence description above was generated by prompting gpt-5.1 with the class name and this instruction.
Instruction
generate a one-sentence description for a given conceptual class. # Response Format Return only the sentence: "Description: [one-sentence description of the conceptional class]"
Input
Class: conductor
Generated description
A conductor is an individual who directs the performance of an orchestra, choir, or other musical ensemble by guiding tempo, dynamics, and expression to unify the musicians’ interpretation of a piece.
Instances (1,267)
| Instance | Via concept surface |
|---|---|
| Sir Ernest MacMillan | — |
| Paul Ben-Haim | — |
| Willem Breuker | bandleader |
| Pete Rugolo | bandleader |
| Han Bennink | bandleader |
| Phil Woods | bandleader |
| Felix Mendelssohn | — |
| Osmo Vänskä | — |
| Paul Butterfield | bandleader |
| Armando Anthony Corea | bandleader |
| Joe Daniels | bandleader |
| Max Weinberg | bandleader |
|
Abbado
surface form:
Claudio Abbado
|
orchestral conductor |
| Ramsey Lewis | bandleader |
|
Sergiu
surface form:
Sergiu Celibidache
|
orchestral conductor |
| John Debney | — |
| John Barry Prendergast | — |
| Trevor Pinnock | — |
| Nikolaus Harnoncourt | — |
|
John Barry (composer of main Dances with Wolves score)
surface form:
John Barry
|
— |
| Eugène Ysaÿe | — |
| Marcello Abbado | — |
| Jools Holland | bandleader |
| Guido Cantelli | orchestral conductor |
| Charles Dutoit | orchestral conductor |
| Ornette Coleman | bandleader |
|
Barbirolli
surface form:
John Barbirolli
|
orchestral conductor |
|
Zimerman
surface form:
Krystian Zimerman
|
— |
| Mick Fleetwood | bandleader |
|
Boult
surface form:
Adrian Boult
|
orchestral conductor |
|
John
surface form:
John Adams
|
— |
| John Coolidge Adams | — |
| Herbie Mann | bandleader |
| Carl Davis | — |
|
Muti
surface form:
Riccardo Muti
|
orchestral conductor |
| István Kertész | — |
| Bob Crosby | bandleader |
| Christoph von Dohnányi | — |
|
Menuhin
surface form:
Yehudi Menuhin
|
— |
| George Enescu | — |
| Adolf Busch | — |
| William Ross | — |
| Billy Cobham | bandleader |
| Perry Farrell | bandleader |
| Carlos Kalmar | orchestral conductor |
| Alexander Siloti | — |
| Santtu-Matias Rouvali | — |
| Mirga Gražinytė-Tyla | orchestral conductor |
| Louis Frémaux | — |
| Gustavo Gimeno | orchestral conductor |