Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by Austrian composer Ernst Toch, reflecting his modernist style and significant contribution to 20th-century symphonic music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Symphony No. 2 canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9006204 — 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. 2 Context triple: [Ernst Toch, notableWork, Symphony No. 2]
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a complex, rhythmically intricate orchestral work by American composer Elliott Carter that reflects his mature modernist style.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2, commonly known as "A London Symphony," is Ralph Vaughan Williams's orchestral work that vividly evokes the atmosphere and character of early 20th-century London.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a mid-20th-century symphonic work by British composer Malcolm Arnold, noted for its vivid orchestration and blend of lyrical and energetic, often sardonic, character.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and inventive approach to symphonic form.
- 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. 2 Target entity description: Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by Austrian composer Ernst Toch, reflecting his modernist style and significant contribution to 20th-century symphonic music.
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A.
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a mid-20th-century orchestral work by Czech composer Bohuslav Martinů, noted for its lyrical neoclassical style and vibrant rhythmic energy.
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B.
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a complex, rhythmically intricate orchestral work by American composer Elliott Carter that reflects his mature modernist style.
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C.
Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Peter Maxwell Davies, reflecting his distinctive modernist style and inventive approach to symphonic form.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by American composer John Harbison that exemplifies his contemporary yet accessible symphonic style.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by American composer Ned Rorem that exemplifies his lyrical, tonal-modern style and contribution to 20th-century symphonic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | symphony ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 20th century ⓘ |
| composer | Ernst Toch NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | Austrian ⓘ |
| contributesTo | 20th-century symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Austria ⓘ |
| genre | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| hasCatalogueStatus | major orchestral work by Ernst Toch ⓘ |
| hasKey | unknown or unspecified in this context ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
first movement of Symphony No. 2 (Toch)
ⓘ
fourth movement of Symphony No. 2 (Toch) ⓘ second movement of Symphony No. 2 (Toch) ⓘ third movement of Symphony No. 2 (Toch) ⓘ |
| influencedBy | European modernism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | German ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large-scale symphonic design
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modernist idiom ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| partOf | Ernst Toch’s symphonic output ⓘ |
| style | modernist ⓘ |
| titleLanguageForm | Sinfonie Nr. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| workType | absolute music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: Symphony No. 2 Description of subject: Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by Austrian composer Ernst Toch, reflecting his modernist style and significant contribution to 20th-century symphonic music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.