Violin Concerto
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Violin Concerto is a Pulitzer Prize–winning contemporary concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by American composer Jennifer Higdon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Violin Concerto canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Violin Concerto Context triple: [Jennifer Higdon, notableWork, Violin Concerto]
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Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto is a major 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by English composer William Walton, known for its lyrical intensity and virtuosic demands.
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Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a dark, emotionally intense 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its technical demands and powerful, introspective character.
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Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a minimalist, rhythmically driven concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by Philip Glass in the late 1980s and now one of his most frequently performed concert works.
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Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a modern, expressive concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
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Violin Concerto No. 2
Violin Concerto No. 2 is a late, introspective concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, noted for its dark lyricism and complex, modernist character.
- 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: Violin Concerto Target entity description: Violin Concerto is a Pulitzer Prize–winning contemporary concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by American composer Jennifer Higdon.
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A.
Violin Concerto
Violin Concerto is a major 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by English composer William Walton, known for its lyrical intensity and virtuosic demands.
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B.
Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a dark, emotionally intense 20th-century concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, renowned for its technical demands and powerful, introspective character.
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C.
Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a minimalist, rhythmically driven concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by Philip Glass in the late 1980s and now one of his most frequently performed concert works.
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D.
Violin Concerto No. 1
Violin Concerto No. 1 is a modern, expressive concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by Polish composer Krzysztof Penderecki.
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E.
Violin Concerto No. 2
Violin Concerto No. 2 is a late, introspective concerto for violin and orchestra by Dmitri Shostakovich, noted for its dark lyricism and complex, modernist character.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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violin concerto ⓘ |
| awardCategory | Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awarded | Pulitzer Prize for Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardedBy | Columbia University NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardYear | 2010 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy |
Baltimore Symphony Orchestra
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Curtis Institute of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ Dallas Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ Toronto Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Jennifer Higdon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| dedicatedTo | Hillary Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 30 minutes ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | solo violin, 2 flutes, 2 oboes, 2 clarinets, 2 bassoons, 4 horns, 3 trumpets, 3 trombones, tuba, timpani, percussion, harp, celesta, strings ⓘ |
| hasPart |
I. 1726
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II. Chaconni ⓘ III. Fly Forward NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| key | no fixed key (largely atonal / modal) ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| movementCount | 3 ⓘ |
| notableRecordingLabel | Deutsche Grammophon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableRecordingPerformer | Hillary Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Mario Venzago NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 2009-02-06 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble | Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Indianapolis, Indiana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | Hillary Hahn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publisher | Lawdon Press NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
orchestra
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solo violin ⓘ |
| style | postmodern ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
concert reviews
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musicological analysis ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
coloristic orchestration
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complex rhythms ⓘ extended techniques for violin ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 2008 ⓘ |
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Subject: Violin Concerto Description of subject: Violin Concerto is a Pulitzer Prize–winning contemporary concerto for solo violin and orchestra composed by American composer Jennifer Higdon.
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