Billy the Kid
E202832
Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Billy the Kid canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1820968 — 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: Billy the Kid Context triple: [Aaron Copland, notableWork, Billy the Kid]
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A.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a 1973 film soundtrack album by Bob Dylan, notable for featuring the classic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
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B.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
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C.
Jesse James
Jesse James is a classic 1939 Western film dramatizing the life of the infamous American outlaw, starring Tyrone Power in the title role.
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D.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American biographical Western film that chronicles the life of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Costner in the title role.
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E.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
- 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: Billy the Kid Target entity description: Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
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A.
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid
Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid is a 1973 film soundtrack album by Bob Dylan, notable for featuring the classic song "Knockin' on Heaven's Door."
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B.
Gregorio Cortez
Gregorio Cortez is a fictional secret agent and father portrayed by Antonio Banderas in the family action film series "Spy Kids."
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C.
Jesse James
Jesse James is a classic 1939 Western film dramatizing the life of the infamous American outlaw, starring Tyrone Power in the title role.
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D.
Wyatt Earp
Wyatt Earp is a 1994 American biographical Western film that chronicles the life of the legendary lawman Wyatt Earp, directed by Lawrence Kasdan and starring Kevin Costner in the title role.
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E.
George "Machine Gun" Kelly
George "Machine Gun" Kelly was a notorious American gangster and Prohibition-era kidnapper whose high-profile crimes made him one of the early public enemies of the 1930s.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
ⓘ
orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | myth of the American Wild West ⓘ |
| cataloguedIn | Copland’s stage works ⓘ |
| choreographerAtPremiere | Eugene Loring ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
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| creator | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| depicts |
Billy the Kid
ⓘ
surface form:
Billy the Kid (outlaw)
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| genre |
ballet
ⓘ
classical music ⓘ program music ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation |
Billy the Kid (concert suite)
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surface form:
Billy the Kid (orchestral suite)
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| hasInfluenceOn | development of an American national style in classical music ⓘ |
| hasKeyTheme |
American identity
ⓘ
frontier life ⓘ outlaw legend ⓘ |
| hasPart |
“Billy’s Death”
ⓘ
“Celebration (After Billy’s Capture)” ⓘ “Gun Battle” ⓘ “Mexican Dance and Finale” ⓘ “Prairie Night (Card Game at Night)” ⓘ “Street in a Frontier Town” ⓘ “The Open Prairie” ⓘ
surface form:
“The Open Prairie Again”
“The Open Prairie” ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | American folk music ⓘ |
| intendedFor | theatrical performance ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movement | American classical music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
evocation of mythic American Wild West atmosphere
ⓘ
use of American cowboy songs ⓘ |
| orchestration | full orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | American ballet repertoire ⓘ |
| performanceMedium | orchestra and dancers ⓘ |
| premiereCompany |
American Ballet Caravan
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surface form:
Ballet Caravan
|
| premiereDate | 1938 ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Chicago ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| setting |
Old West
ⓘ
surface form:
American West
|
| style | neoclassical with folk elements ⓘ |
| subjectOf | Billy the Kid (concert suite) ⓘ |
| timePeriodDepicted | late 19th century ⓘ |
| usesMelody |
“Git Along, Little Dogies”
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“Goodbye Old Paint” ⓘ “Great Granddad” ⓘ “The Old Chisholm Trail” ⓘ |
| usesMusicalStyle | folk-inspired orchestral music ⓘ |
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Subject: Billy the Kid Description of subject: Billy the Kid is a 1938 ballet by American composer Aaron Copland that evokes the mythic atmosphere of the American Wild West through folk-inspired orchestral music.
Referenced by (5)
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