Symphony No. 1
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Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Symphony No. 1 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5994825 — 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. 1 Context triple: [Peter Maxwell Davies, notableWork, Symphony No. 1]
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A.
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that showcases his modern yet accessible neoclassical style.
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B.
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an early large-scale orchestral work by British composer Malcolm Arnold that showcases his distinctive, energetic, and often sharply contrasted musical style.
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Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor is a powerful and critically acclaimed 20th-century symphony by British composer William Walton, noted for its intense emotional drive and dramatic orchestration.
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Symphony No. 1 in D major
Symphony No. 1 in D major is Gustav Mahler’s groundbreaking first symphony, known for its expansive orchestration, innovative structure, and incorporation of song-like and folk elements.
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E.
Symphony No. 1 in B minor
Symphony No. 1 in B minor is an early large-scale orchestral work by German conductor-composer Wilhelm Furtwängler, reflecting his late-Romantic symphonic style.
- 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. 1 Target entity description: Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
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A.
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that showcases his modern yet accessible neoclassical style.
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B.
Symphony No. 1
Symphony No. 1 is an early large-scale orchestral work by British composer Malcolm Arnold that showcases his distinctive, energetic, and often sharply contrasted musical style.
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C.
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor
Symphony No. 1 in B-flat minor is a powerful and critically acclaimed 20th-century symphony by British composer William Walton, noted for its intense emotional drive and dramatic orchestration.
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D.
Symphony No. 1 in D major
Symphony No. 1 in D major is Gustav Mahler’s groundbreaking first symphony, known for its expansive orchestration, innovative structure, and incorporation of song-like and folk elements.
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E.
Symphony No. 1 in B minor
Symphony No. 1 in B minor is an early large-scale orchestral work by German conductor-composer Wilhelm Furtwängler, reflecting his late-Romantic symphonic style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| catalogNumber | Op. 75 ⓘ |
| composer | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | British ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
modernist music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
dramatic contrasts
ⓘ
intense climaxes ⓘ orchestral color ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
celesta ⓘ harp ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ strings ⓘ timpani ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement
ⓘ
fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| hasNumber | 1 ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
post-war modernism
ⓘ
serialism ⓘ |
| isPartOfSeries | numbered symphonies by Peter Maxwell Davies ⓘ |
| key | C minor ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| musicalLanguage |
dramatic
ⓘ
intense ⓘ |
| partOf | symphonies by Peter Maxwell Davies ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Peter Maxwell Davies NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1976 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | BBC Philharmonic Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | London NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoring | large orchestra ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythms
ⓘ
dissonant harmony ⓘ extended orchestral techniques ⓘ |
| workTitle | Symphony No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Symphony No. 1 Description of subject: Symphony No. 1 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies that reflects his distinctive modernist style and often intense, dramatic musical language.
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subject surface form:
Peter Maxwell Davies