Alvin Lucier
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Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer renowned for his pioneering work with acoustic phenomena, sound installation, and the physical properties of hearing.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Alvin Lucier canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8049680 — 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: Alvin Lucier Context triple: [Thomas Buckner (baritone), collaboratedWith, Alvin Lucier]
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A.
David Tudor
David Tudor was an influential American pianist and experimental composer renowned for his pioneering performances of avant-garde works, particularly those of John Cage, and for his innovations in live electronic music.
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B.
Terry Riley
Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
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C.
R. Murray Schafer
R. Murray Schafer was a Canadian composer, writer, and acoustic ecologist best known for pioneering the concept of the "soundscape" and for his influential work in environmental and experimental music.
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D.
Steve Reich
Steve Reich is an American composer and pioneer of minimal music, known for his innovative use of phasing, repetition, and rhythmic patterns in works like "Music for 18 Musicians."
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E.
Robert Karplus
Robert Karplus was an American physicist and influential science educator known for his pioneering work in physics education research and curriculum development.
- 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: Alvin Lucier Target entity description: Alvin Lucier was an American experimental composer renowned for his pioneering work with acoustic phenomena, sound installation, and the physical properties of hearing.
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A.
David Tudor
David Tudor was an influential American pianist and experimental composer renowned for his pioneering performances of avant-garde works, particularly those of John Cage, and for his innovations in live electronic music.
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B.
Terry Riley
Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
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C.
R. Murray Schafer
R. Murray Schafer was a Canadian composer, writer, and acoustic ecologist best known for pioneering the concept of the "soundscape" and for his influential work in environmental and experimental music.
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D.
Steve Reich
Steve Reich is an American composer and pioneer of minimal music, known for his innovative use of phasing, repetition, and rhythmic patterns in works like "Music for 18 Musicians."
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E.
Robert Karplus
Robert Karplus was an American physicist and influential science educator known for his pioneering work in physics education research and curriculum development.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (55)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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experimental composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ sound artist ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
David Behrman
NERFINISHED
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Gordon Mumma NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Ashley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1931-05-14 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2021-12-01 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Brandeis University
NERFINISHED
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Tanglewood Music Center NERFINISHED ⓘ Yale University ⓘ |
| employer | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Lucier NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
acoustic phenomena
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conceptual music ⓘ electroacoustic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ sound art ⓘ sound installation ⓘ |
| fullName | Alvin Augustus Lucier Jr. NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
experimental music
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minimal music ⓘ sound art ⓘ |
| givenName | Alvin NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
exploration of acoustic space
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pioneering sound installation art ⓘ use of room resonance ⓘ works based on physical properties of sound ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Sonic Arts Union NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement |
American experimental music
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post-Cagean experimentalism ⓘ |
| nationality | American ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bird and Person Dyning
NERFINISHED
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Clocker NERFINISHED ⓘ Crossings NERFINISHED ⓘ I Am Sitting in a Room NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Pure Waves, Bass Drums and Acoustic Pendulums NERFINISHED ⓘ Music for Solo Performer NERFINISHED ⓘ Music on a Long Thin Wire NERFINISHED ⓘ Nothing Is Real (Strawberry Fields Forever) NERFINISHED ⓘ Outlines of Persons and Things NERFINISHED ⓘ Silver Streetcar for the Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Still and Moving Lines of Silence in Families of Hyperbolas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vespers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music theorist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Nashua, New Hampshire, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Middletown, Connecticut, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of music at Wesleyan University ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Wesleyan University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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