Glenn Branca
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Glenn Branca was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his loud, densely layered electric guitar symphonies that influenced noise rock and experimental music.
All labels observed (1)
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| Glenn Branca canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T15393246 — 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: Glenn Branca Context triple: [The Belly of an Architect, musicBy, Glenn Branca]
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A.
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley was an American avant-garde composer best known for his innovative operas and experimental works that blended spoken word, electronics, and unconventional theatrical forms.
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B.
Terry Riley
Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
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C.
George Crumb
George Crumb was an American avant-garde composer known for his innovative timbral explorations, unconventional notation, and evocative, often mystical sound worlds.
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D.
Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti is a prominent British theatre sound designer known for his innovative work on major stage productions in the UK and internationally.
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E.
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is an influential American composer known for his pioneering work in minimalism and his distinctive, repetitive musical structures in operas, film scores, and concert works.
- 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: Glenn Branca Target entity description: Glenn Branca was an American avant-garde composer and guitarist known for his loud, densely layered electric guitar symphonies that influenced noise rock and experimental music.
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A.
Robert Ashley
Robert Ashley was an American avant-garde composer best known for his innovative operas and experimental works that blended spoken word, electronics, and unconventional theatrical forms.
-
B.
Terry Riley
Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
-
C.
George Crumb
George Crumb was an American avant-garde composer known for his innovative timbral explorations, unconventional notation, and evocative, often mystical sound worlds.
-
D.
Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti is a prominent British theatre sound designer known for his innovative work on major stage productions in the UK and internationally.
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E.
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is an influential American composer known for his pioneering work in minimalism and his distinctive, repetitive musical structures in operas, film scores, and concert works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.