Quiet City
E202836
"Quiet City" is a contemplative orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, originally derived from incidental music for a play and best known for its prominent trumpet and English horn solos evoking nocturnal urban solitude.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Quiet City canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1820972 — 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: Quiet City Context triple: [Aaron Copland, notableWork, Quiet City]
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A.
Living for the City
"Living for the City" is a socially conscious 1973 soul song by Stevie Wonder that powerfully depicts systemic racism and urban struggle through vivid storytelling and innovative production.
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B.
Paper City
Paper City is the nickname of Holyoke, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic prominence as a major center of paper manufacturing.
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C.
Leaving the City
"Leaving the City" is a song by the American indie rock band Divers.
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D.
Stone City
Stone City is an ancient walled city and historic fortification area that forms part of the old core of Nanjing, China.
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E.
Electric City
Electric City is a nickname for Peterborough, Ontario, reflecting its early and prominent use of hydroelectric power and electric streetlights.
- 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: Quiet City Target entity description: "Quiet City" is a contemplative orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, originally derived from incidental music for a play and best known for its prominent trumpet and English horn solos evoking nocturnal urban solitude.
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A.
Living for the City
"Living for the City" is a socially conscious 1973 soul song by Stevie Wonder that powerfully depicts systemic racism and urban struggle through vivid storytelling and innovative production.
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B.
Paper City
Paper City is the nickname of Holyoke, Massachusetts, reflecting its historic prominence as a major center of paper manufacturing.
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C.
Leaving the City
"Leaving the City" is a song by the American indie rock band Divers.
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D.
Stone City
Stone City is an ancient walled city and historic fortification area that forms part of the old core of Nanjing, China.
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E.
Electric City
Electric City is a nickname for Peterborough, Ontario, reflecting its early and prominent use of hydroelectric power and electric streetlights.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert piece
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn | incidental music for the play Quiet City ⓘ |
| composer | Aaron Copland ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorOccupation |
Aaron Copland
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surface form:
Aaron Copland is an American composer
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| genre |
20th-century classical music
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programmatic music ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasType | concert work adapted from theatre music ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | play Quiet City ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mood |
evocation of urban solitude
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nocturnal ⓘ |
| movementCount | one-movement ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
prominent English horn solo
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prominent trumpet solo ⓘ |
| notableFor |
depiction of a quiet nighttime cityscape
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lyrical writing for solo trumpet and English horn ⓘ |
| originalMedium | incidental music ⓘ |
| period | modernist era ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument |
English horn
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trumpet ⓘ |
| scoring |
English horn
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string orchestra ⓘ trumpet ⓘ |
| style | contemplative ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | approximately 10 minutes ⓘ |
| workType | concert adaptation of theatre score ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Quiet City Description of subject: "Quiet City" is a contemplative orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, originally derived from incidental music for a play and best known for its prominent trumpet and English horn solos evoking nocturnal urban solitude.
Referenced by (1)
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