Symphony No. 2
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Symphony No. 2 is an early orchestral work by British composer Oliver Knussen, noted for its vivid modernist language and compact, finely crafted structure.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T22942462 — 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: [Oliver Knussen, 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 is an orchestral work by American composer Ned Rorem that exemplifies his lyrical, tonal-modern style and contribution to 20th-century symphonic music.
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Symphony No. 2
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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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a large-scale orchestral work by British composer Christopher Gunning, reflecting his contemporary symphonic style and expressive, cinematic approach to composition.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is an orchestral work by British composer Wilfred Josephs, reflecting his mid-20th-century tonal yet modernist style.
- 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 an early orchestral work by British composer Oliver Knussen, noted for its vivid modernist language and compact, finely crafted structure.
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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.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a mid-20th-century orchestral work by British composer Michael Tippett, noted for its rhythmic vitality, complex textures, and expressive modernist 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 mid-20th-century orchestral work by British composer William Alwyn, noted for its richly lyrical style and expressive symphonic writing.
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Symphony No. 2
Symphony No. 2 is a mid-20th-century orchestral work by British composer Humphrey Searle, reflecting his characteristically modernist, serialist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.