Earth Dances
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Earth Dances is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its complex textures and evocation of geological processes through sound.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Earth Dances canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6398286 — 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: Earth Dances Context triple: [Harrison Birtwistle, notableWork, Earth Dances]
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A.
Night on Earth
Night on Earth is a 1991 anthology comedy-drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves five taxi-cab stories set in different cities around the world over the course of a single night.
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B.
Back to Earth
Back to Earth is a 1978 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, marking his final release before a long hiatus and conversion to Islam.
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C.
Heaven & Earth
"Heaven & Earth" is a 1993 war drama film directed by Oliver Stone that portrays the life of a Vietnamese woman during and after the Vietnam War, in which Tommy Lee Jones plays a significant supporting role.
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D.
Down to Earth
"Down to Earth" is an Oscar-nominated end-credits song from Pixar's animated film WALL-E, co-written and performed by Peter Gabriel with music by Thomas Newman.
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E.
Down to Earth
Down to Earth is a 2001 fantasy-comedy film starring Chris Rock as a struggling comedian who is given a second chance at life through an unexpected reincarnation.
- 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: Earth Dances Target entity description: Earth Dances is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its complex textures and evocation of geological processes through sound.
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A.
Night on Earth
Night on Earth is a 1991 anthology comedy-drama film directed by Jim Jarmusch that interweaves five taxi-cab stories set in different cities around the world over the course of a single night.
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B.
Back to Earth
Back to Earth is a 1978 studio album by British singer-songwriter Cat Stevens, marking his final release before a long hiatus and conversion to Islam.
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C.
Heaven & Earth
"Heaven & Earth" is a 1993 war drama film directed by Oliver Stone that portrays the life of a Vietnamese woman during and after the Vietnam War, in which Tommy Lee Jones plays a significant supporting role.
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D.
Down to Earth
Down to Earth is a studio album by American singer-songwriter Willie Nelson, known for its country sound and reflective songwriting.
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E.
Down to Earth
Down to Earth is a 2001 fantasy-comedy film starring Chris Rock as a struggling comedian who is given a second chance at life through an unexpected reincarnation.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | orchestral work ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | late 20th century ⓘ |
| composer | Harrison Birtwistle NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasDuration | approximately 35–40 minutes ⓘ |
| hasForm | large-scale orchestral canvas ⓘ |
| hasMovementStructure | continuous single-movement form ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
landmark in Birtwistle's oeuvre
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major late-20th-century orchestral work ⓘ technically demanding for orchestra ⓘ |
| hasThematicFocus | earth and geology ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| influencedBy | geological processes ⓘ |
| intendedEnsembleType | professional symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| intendedPerformanceContext | concert hall ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| notableCharacteristic |
complex textures
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evocation of geological processes through sound ⓘ |
| partOf | Harrison Birtwistle orchestral output ⓘ |
| scoredFor | large orchestra ⓘ |
| style |
modernist
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textural ⓘ |
| subject |
natural processes
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transformation over time ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythmic layering
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dense orchestration ⓘ extended instrumental techniques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Earth Dances Description of subject: Earth Dances is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Harrison Birtwistle, noted for its complex textures and evocation of geological processes through sound.
Referenced by (1)
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