Very Short Introductions to music
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Very Short Introductions to music is a concise, accessible book that offers a brief yet authoritative overview of music as part of Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series.
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| Very Short Introductions to music canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Very Short Introductions to music Context triple: [Very Short Introductions, hasPart, Very Short Introductions to music]
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A.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
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B.
Adventures in Music
Adventures in Music is the San Francisco Symphony’s flagship music education program that brings live performances and curriculum-based music instruction to elementary school students.
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C.
The Great Book of Music
The Great Book of Music is a foundational medieval treatise by the philosopher Al-Farabi that systematically analyzes the theory, mathematics, and aesthetics of music in the Islamic Golden Age.
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D.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
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E.
Into the Music
Into the Music is a 1979 album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, often praised for its soulful blend of rock, folk, and spiritual themes and considered one of his late-1970s creative peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Very Short Introductions to music Target entity description: Very Short Introductions to music is a concise, accessible book that offers a brief yet authoritative overview of music as part of Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series.
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A.
How Music Works
How Music Works is a nonfiction book by musician David Byrne that explores the art, theory, history, and business of music and how context shapes what we hear.
-
B.
Adventures in Music
Adventures in Music is the San Francisco Symphony’s flagship music education program that brings live performances and curriculum-based music instruction to elementary school students.
-
C.
The Great Book of Music
The Great Book of Music is a foundational medieval treatise by the philosopher Al-Farabi that systematically analyzes the theory, mathematics, and aesthetics of music in the Islamic Golden Age.
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D.
The Aesthetics of Music
The Aesthetics of Music is a philosophical work by Roger Scruton that explores the nature, meaning, and value of music within the broader tradition of aesthetics.
-
E.
Into the Music
Into the Music is a 1979 album by Northern Irish singer-songwriter Van Morrison, often praised for its soulful blend of rock, folk, and spiritual themes and considered one of his late-1970s creative peaks.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (24)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
book
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introductory text ⓘ |
| countryOfPublication | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| describedAs |
accessible
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authoritative overview ⓘ concise ⓘ |
| educationalField |
arts and humanities
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music ⓘ |
| format |
ebook
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print ⓘ |
| genre |
music history
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musicology ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
to offer an overview of music as a discipline
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to provide a brief introduction to music ⓘ |
| imprint | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| intendedAudience |
general readers
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students ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| partOfSeries | Very Short Introductions NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Oxford University Press ⓘ |
| seriesPublisher | Oxford University Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| seriesScope | short introductory volumes on a wide range of subjects ⓘ |
| seriesType | Very Short Introductions series NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| topic | music ⓘ |
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Subject: Very Short Introductions to music Description of subject: Very Short Introductions to music is a concise, accessible book that offers a brief yet authoritative overview of music as part of Oxford University Press’s Very Short Introductions series.
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Very Short Introductions