Julia Wolfe
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Julia Wolfe is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer known for her innovative, rhythmically driven works and as a co-founder of the new-music collective Bang on a Can.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Julia E. Wolfe | 1 |
| Julia Wolfe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8211896 — 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: Julia Wolfe Context triple: [Bang on a Can All-Stars, collaboratedWith, Julia Wolfe]
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A.
David Lang
David Lang is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American contemporary classical composer known for his innovative, minimalist-influenced works and frequent collaborations with film and theater.
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B.
Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer renowned for her contemporary classical works and widely performed orchestral, chamber, and vocal music.
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C.
Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly is an American contemporary classical composer known for his genre-blending works, prolific collaborations, and contributions to opera, film, and choral music.
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D.
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse is an American film editor known for his work on high-octane action movies, including several entries in the Bourne franchise.
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E.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Gabriela Lena Frank is an American composer and pianist known for blending Western classical music with Latin American folk influences, particularly drawing on her Peruvian heritage.
- 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: Julia Wolfe Target entity description: Julia Wolfe is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer known for her innovative, rhythmically driven works and as a co-founder of the new-music collective Bang on a Can.
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A.
David Lang
David Lang is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American contemporary classical composer known for his innovative, minimalist-influenced works and frequent collaborations with film and theater.
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B.
Jennifer Higdon
Jennifer Higdon is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer renowned for her contemporary classical works and widely performed orchestral, chamber, and vocal music.
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C.
Nico Muhly
Nico Muhly is an American contemporary classical composer known for his genre-blending works, prolific collaborations, and contributions to opera, film, and choral music.
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D.
Christopher Rouse
Christopher Rouse is an American film editor known for his work on high-octane action movies, including several entries in the Bourne franchise.
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E.
Gabriela Lena Frank
Gabriela Lena Frank is an American composer and pianist known for blending Western classical music with Latin American folk influences, particularly drawing on her Peruvian heritage.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| associatedAct | Bang on a Can All-Stars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
American Academy of Arts and Letters award
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MacArthur Fellowship NERFINISHED ⓘ Musical America Composer of the Year NERFINISHED ⓘ Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1958-12-18 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
City College of New York
NERFINISHED
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University of Michigan ⓘ Yale School of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | New York University ⓘ |
| familyName | Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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new music ⓘ |
| gender | female ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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minimalism ⓘ |
| givenName | Julia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRoleAtBangOnACan | artistic director ⓘ |
| influencedBy | minimalism ⓘ |
| instrument | piano ⓘ |
| isCoFounderOf | Bang on a Can NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
large-scale multimedia works
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rhythmically driven compositions ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | Bang on a Can NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | postminimalism ⓘ |
| name | Julia Wolfe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Anthracite Fields
NERFINISHED
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Cruel Sister NERFINISHED ⓘ Fire in my mouth NERFINISHED ⓘ Fuel NERFINISHED ⓘ Lick NERFINISHED ⓘ My Beautiful Scream NERFINISHED ⓘ Steel Hammer NERFINISHED ⓘ String Quartet No. 5 "Dig Deep" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music educator ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Philadelphia
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surface form:
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States
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| PulitzerPrizeYear | 2015 ⓘ |
| receivedPulitzerFor | Anthracite Fields NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| spouse |
David Lang
NERFINISHED
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Michael Gordon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Julia Wolfe Description of subject: Julia Wolfe is a Pulitzer Prize–winning American composer known for her innovative, rhythmically driven works and as a co-founder of the new-music collective Bang on a Can.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Julia E. Wolfe