Symphony No. 6 (Harbison)
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Symphony No. 6 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, showcasing his mature contemporary style and complex symphonic writing.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harbison Symphony No. 6 | 1 |
| Symphony No. 6 (Harbison) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4114849 — 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. 6 (Harbison) Context triple: [Symphony No. 5 (Harbison), followedBy, Symphony No. 6 (Harbison)]
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Symphony No. 4 (Harbison)
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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B.
Harbison Symphony No. 5
Harbison Symphony No. 5 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, noted for its complex textures and contemporary harmonic language.
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C.
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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D.
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
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Choral Symphony
The Choral Symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, renowned for its groundbreaking inclusion of vocal soloists and chorus in the final movement setting of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy."
- 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. 6 (Harbison) Target entity description: Symphony No. 6 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, showcasing his mature contemporary style and complex symphonic writing.
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A.
Symphony No. 4 (Harbison)
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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B.
Harbison Symphony No. 5
Harbison Symphony No. 5 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, noted for its complex textures and contemporary harmonic language.
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C.
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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D.
Symphony No. 6 in E minor
Symphony No. 6 in E minor is a powerful and often darkly intense orchestral work by Ralph Vaughan Williams, noted for its dramatic contrasts and enigmatic, quiet finale.
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E.
Choral Symphony
The Choral Symphony is Ludwig van Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony, renowned for its groundbreaking inclusion of vocal soloists and chorus in the final movement setting of Schiller’s "Ode to Joy."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (36)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphony ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Symphony No. 6 (Harbison)
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surface form:
Harbison Symphony No. 6
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| artisticGoal | to showcase mature symphonic technique ⓘ |
| belongsToCatalog | orchestral works of John Harbison ⓘ |
| 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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| genre |
contemporary classical music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
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percussion ⓘ possibly harp and keyboard instruments ⓘ strings ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasPart | orchestral movements ⓘ |
| hasStructure | multi-movement symphonic form ⓘ |
| influencedBy | 20th-century symphonic tradition ⓘ |
| intendedAudience | symphonic concert audiences ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedSetting | concert hall performance ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | multiple movements ⓘ |
| musicalForm | symphony ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced orchestration
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complex symphonic writing ⓘ |
| period | late 20th–early 21st century classical music ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | later symphony by Harbison ⓘ |
| scoring | large orchestra ⓘ |
| style | mature contemporary style ⓘ |
| texture | complex orchestral textures ⓘ |
| tonalCharacter | modern tonal and atonal elements ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 6 ⓘ |
| workType | absolute music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Symphony No. 6 (Harbison) Description of subject: Symphony No. 6 is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Harbison, showcasing his mature contemporary style and complex symphonic writing.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Symphony No. 5 (Harbison)
this entity surface form:
Harbison Symphony No. 6