Franz Schreker
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Franz Schreker was an Austrian late-Romantic and early modernist composer best known for his lushly orchestrated operas and influential role in early 20th-century German-speaking musical life.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Franz Schreker canonical | 5 |
| Schreker | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T12679917 — 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: Franz Schreker Context triple: [Gurre-Lieder, conductorAtPremiere, Franz Schreker]
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A.
Hans Pfitzner
Hans Pfitzner was a German late-Romantic composer and conductor best known for his opera "Palestrina" and his conservative, anti-modernist musical views.
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B.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Alexander von Zemlinsky was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, conductor, and teacher known for his richly orchestrated operas and influence on early 20th-century Viennese music.
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C.
Alban Berg
Alban Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School, renowned for integrating twelve-tone techniques with late-Romantic expressiveness in works such as the operas "Wozzeck" and "Lulu."
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D.
Max Reger
Max Reger was a German late-Romantic composer, organist, and conductor known for his complex contrapuntal works and significant contributions to organ and chamber music.
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E.
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf was a late 19th-century Austrian composer renowned for his intensely expressive Lieder that fused poetic nuance with advanced harmonic language.
- 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: Franz Schreker Target entity description: Franz Schreker was an Austrian late-Romantic and early modernist composer best known for his lushly orchestrated operas and influential role in early 20th-century German-speaking musical life.
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A.
Hans Pfitzner
Hans Pfitzner was a German late-Romantic composer and conductor best known for his opera "Palestrina" and his conservative, anti-modernist musical views.
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B.
Alexander von Zemlinsky
Alexander von Zemlinsky was an Austrian late-Romantic composer, conductor, and teacher known for his richly orchestrated operas and influence on early 20th-century Viennese music.
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C.
Alban Berg
Alban Berg was an Austrian composer of the Second Viennese School, renowned for integrating twelve-tone techniques with late-Romantic expressiveness in works such as the operas "Wozzeck" and "Lulu."
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D.
Max Reger
Max Reger was a German late-Romantic composer, organist, and conductor known for his complex contrapuntal works and significant contributions to organ and chamber music.
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E.
Hugo Wolf
Hugo Wolf was a late 19th-century Austrian composer renowned for his intensely expressive Lieder that fused poetic nuance with advanced harmonic language.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Austrian person
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ opera composer ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Berlin
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Vienna ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1878-03-23 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Monaco
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Principality of Monaco ⓘ
linked to:
Monaco
|
| causeOfDeath | stroke ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Austria
ⓘ
Austria-Hungary ⓘ
linked to:
Austro-Hungarian Empire
|
| deathDate | 1934-03-21 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Vienna Conservatory
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linked to:
Vienna Music Academy
|
| employer |
Akademie für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Wien
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linked to:
Vienna Music Academy
Hochschule für Musik Berlin ⓘ |
| familyName |
Schreker
ⓘ
linked to:
Franz Schreker
|
| father | Ignaz Schrecker NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
ⓘ
choral music ⓘ opera ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Franz ⓘ |
| influenced | early 20th-century German-speaking musical life ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | German ⓘ |
| mother | Eleonore von Clossmann ⓘ |
| movement |
early modernism
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late Romantic music ⓘ |
| name | Franz Schreker ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex orchestration
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innovative harmony ⓘ operas ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Christophorus oder Die Vision einer Oper
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Der Geburtstag der Infantin ⓘ Der Schatzgräber ⓘ Der ferne Klang ⓘ Die Gezeichneten ⓘ Irrelohe ⓘ Kammersymphonie ⓘ Vom ewigen Leben ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ music teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath | Berlin ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
director of the Hochschule für Musik Berlin
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professor of composition ⓘ |
| spouse | Maria Schreker ⓘ |
| studentOf | Robert Fuchs ⓘ |
| style | lush orchestration ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Franz Schreker Description of subject: Franz Schreker was an Austrian late-Romantic and early modernist composer best known for his lushly orchestrated operas and influential role in early 20th-century German-speaking musical life.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Franz Schreker