Symphony No. 4 (Harbison)
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Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, noted for its contemporary idiom and complex, richly textured symphonic writing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) canonical | 2 |
| Harbison Symphony No. 4 | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4099956 — 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: Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) Context triple: [Symphony No. 3 (Harbison), followedBy, Symphony No. 4 (Harbison)]
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Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.
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Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
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Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
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A Pastoral Symphony
A Pastoral Symphony is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Third Symphony, a reflective and atmospheric orchestral work often associated with the aftermath of World War I and the English countryside.
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Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
- 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: Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) Target entity description: Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, noted for its contemporary idiom and complex, richly textured symphonic writing.
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A.
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98
Symphony No. 4 in E minor, Op. 98 is Johannes Brahms’s final symphony, renowned for its profound emotional depth, masterful orchestration, and innovative use of Baroque-inspired variation form in the finale.
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B.
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120
Symphony No. 4 in D minor, Op. 120 is a Romantic-era symphony by Robert Schumann, known for its cyclic structure and tightly integrated movements that create a unified, dramatic whole.
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C.
Symphony No. 4 in F minor
Symphony No. 4 in F minor is a powerful and turbulent orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic intensity and uncharacteristically dissonant, aggressive style.
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D.
A Pastoral Symphony
A Pastoral Symphony is Ralph Vaughan Williams’s Third Symphony, a reflective and atmospheric orchestral work often associated with the aftermath of World War I and the English countryside.
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E.
Symphony in G
Symphony in G is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer George Dyson, noted for its lyrical Romantic style and rich, expansive scoring.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Symphony No. 4 (Harbison)
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surface form:
Harbison Symphony No. 4
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| artForm | symphonic music ⓘ |
| belongsToCentury | 20th–21st-century classical repertoire ⓘ |
| composer | John Harbison ⓘ |
| composerBirthYear | 1938 ⓘ |
| composerFullName |
John Harbison
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surface form:
John Harris Harbison
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| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | John Harbison ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasMovementStructure | multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ |
| hasType | absolute music ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalCharacteristics |
complex symphonic writing
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modern harmonic language ⓘ richly textured orchestration ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex, richly textured symphonic writing
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contemporary idiom ⓘ |
| partOf | orchestral works of John Harbison ⓘ |
| scoredFor | orchestra ⓘ |
| style | contemporary idiom ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 4 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) Description of subject: Symphony No. 4 (Harbison) is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, noted for its contemporary idiom and complex, richly textured symphonic writing.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 3 (Harbison)
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
this entity surface form:
Harbison Symphony No. 4