David Amram
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David Amram is an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist known for his film scores, jazz collaborations, and contributions to classical and world music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| David Amram canonical | 6 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3201940 — 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: David Amram Context triple: [Splendor in the Grass, musicBy, David Amram]
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A.
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger best known for his big band work and iconic television and film scores, including the theme for the 1960s Batman series.
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B.
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor renowned for his award-winning work in film, theater, and popular music, including multiple Oscars, Grammys, and a Pulitzer Prize.
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C.
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse is an American film editor known for his work on high-octane action movies, including several entries in the Bourne franchise.
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D.
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman was an American composer best known for his innovative, modernist film and television scores in the 1950s and beyond.
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E.
David Rose
David Rose was a British-born American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader best known for his work in radio, television, and film music.
- 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: David Amram Target entity description: David Amram is an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist known for his film scores, jazz collaborations, and contributions to classical and world music.
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A.
Neal Hefti
Neal Hefti was an American jazz trumpeter, composer, and arranger best known for his big band work and iconic television and film scores, including the theme for the 1960s Batman series.
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B.
Marvin Hamlisch
Marvin Hamlisch was an American composer and conductor renowned for his award-winning work in film, theater, and popular music, including multiple Oscars, Grammys, and a Pulitzer Prize.
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C.
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse is an American film editor known for his work on high-octane action movies, including several entries in the Bourne franchise.
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D.
Leonard Rosenman
Leonard Rosenman was an American composer best known for his innovative, modernist film and television scores in the 1950s and beyond.
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E.
David Rose
David Rose was a British-born American composer, arranger, and orchestra leader best known for his work in radio, television, and film music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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conductor ⓘ film score composer ⓘ human ⓘ jazz musician ⓘ multi-instrumentalist ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Charles Mingus
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Dizzy Gillespie ⓘ Jack Kerouac ⓘ Leonard Bernstein ⓘ Pete Seeger ⓘ Thelonious Monk ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1930-11-17 ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Jewish Americans ⓘ |
| familyName | Amram ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
concert music
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film music ⓘ jazz performance ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| givenName | David ⓘ |
| instrument |
French horn
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flute ⓘ percussion instrument ⓘ piano ⓘ saxophone ⓘ |
| knownFor |
composing film scores in the 1950s and 1960s
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integrating jazz, folk, classical, and world music elements ⓘ pioneering jazz–poetry readings with Jack Kerouac ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement | Beat Generation ⓘ |
| name | David Amram self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
"Giants of the Night"
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"Symphonic Variations on a Song by Woody Guthrie" ⓘ "Triple Concerto" for woodwind, brass and jazz quintet ⓘ Autobiography "Offbeat: Collaborating with Kerouac" ⓘ Autobiography "Vibrations" ⓘ Book "Upbeat: Nine Lives of a Musical Cat" ⓘ Score for the film "Splendor in the Grass" ⓘ Score for the film "The Manchurian Candidate" ⓘ Score for the film "The Young Savages" ⓘ |
| occupation |
author
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ musician ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: David Amram Description of subject: David Amram is an American composer, conductor, and multi-instrumentalist known for his film scores, jazz collaborations, and contributions to classical and world music.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
The Manchurian Candidate (1962 film)