Post-Partitions
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"Post-Partitions" is a seminal serial composition by American composer and theorist Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly structured, mathematically rigorous approach to twelve-tone music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Post-Partitions canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10073085 — 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: Post-Partitions Context triple: [Milton Babbitt, notableWork, Post-Partitions]
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A.
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were a series of three territorial divisions in the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that erased the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the map of Europe.
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B.
Russian Partition of Poland
The Russian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Russian Empire after the late 18th-century partitions, marked by political repression and efforts at Russification.
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C.
Second Partition of Poland
The Second Partition of Poland was the 1793 territorial division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Prussia and Russia that drastically reduced its lands and sovereignty, paving the way for its final partition.
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D.
Prussian Partition of Poland
The Prussian Partition of Poland was the region of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in the late 18th century, where Germanization policies and political repression spurred strong Polish resistance and independence activity.
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E.
Austrian Partition of Poland
The Austrian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy (later Austria-Hungary) following the late 18th-century partitions of Poland.
- 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: Post-Partitions Target entity description: "Post-Partitions" is a seminal serial composition by American composer and theorist Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly structured, mathematically rigorous approach to twelve-tone music.
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A.
Partitions of Poland
The Partitions of Poland were a series of three territorial divisions in the late 18th century by Russia, Prussia, and Austria that erased the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth from the map of Europe.
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B.
Russian Partition of Poland
The Russian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Russian Empire after the late 18th-century partitions, marked by political repression and efforts at Russification.
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C.
Second Partition of Poland
The Second Partition of Poland was the 1793 territorial division of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth by Prussia and Russia that drastically reduced its lands and sovereignty, paving the way for its final partition.
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D.
Prussian Partition of Poland
The Prussian Partition of Poland was the region of the former Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed by the Kingdom of Prussia in the late 18th century, where Germanization policies and political repression spurred strong Polish resistance and independence activity.
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E.
Austrian Partition of Poland
The Austrian Partition of Poland was the portion of the Polish–Lithuanian Commonwealth annexed and ruled by the Habsburg Monarchy (later Austria-Hungary) following the late 18th-century partitions of Poland.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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serial composition ⓘ twelve-tone composition ⓘ |
| associatedWith | music theory discourse ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creator | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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post-tonal music ⓘ serialism ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
complex rhythmic organization
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highly structured ⓘ mathematically rigorous ⓘ systematic pitch organization ⓘ theoretical orientation ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
demanding for performers and analysts
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seminal work in serial composition ⓘ |
| hasThematicFocus | systematic partitioning of the twelve-tone row ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfSerialism | total serialism ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arnold Schoenberg
NERFINISHED
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Second Viennese School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | music ⓘ |
| movement | American serialism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
advanced twelve-tone combinatorial techniques
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exemplifying Babbitt’s mature serial style ⓘ rigorous formal design ⓘ |
| partOf | 20th-century classical repertoire ⓘ |
| studiedIn | academic music theory literature ⓘ |
| uses |
integral serialism
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twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
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Subject: Post-Partitions Description of subject: "Post-Partitions" is a seminal serial composition by American composer and theorist Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his highly structured, mathematically rigorous approach to twelve-tone music.
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