Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a prominent Russian composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his masterful orchestration and works such as "Scheherazade" and "Capriccio Espagnol."
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov canonical | 30 |
| Николай Римский-Корсаков | 2 |
| Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov | 1 |
| Rimsky-Korsakov | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1393724 — 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: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Context triple: [Alexander Nevsky Lavra, burialPlaceOf, Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov]
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Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky was a 19th-century Russian composer known for his innovative, nationalistic works such as "Pictures at an Exhibition" and the opera "Boris Godunov."
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Mikhail Glinka
Mikhail Glinka was a pioneering 19th-century Russian composer often regarded as the father of Russian classical music.
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Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a renowned Russian Romantic composer celebrated for works such as his ballets "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and "Sleeping Beauty," as well as his symphonies and concertos.
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Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, better known as Vyacheslav Molotov, was a prominent Soviet politician and diplomat who served as Joseph Stalin’s close associate and the long-time foreign minister of the USSR.
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E.
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev was a prominent 20th-century Russian composer and pianist known for works such as "Peter and the Wolf," the ballet "Romeo and Juliet," and the "Classical" Symphony.
- 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: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Target entity description: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a prominent Russian composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his masterful orchestration and works such as "Scheherazade" and "Capriccio Espagnol."
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A.
Modest Mussorgsky
Modest Mussorgsky was a 19th-century Russian composer known for his innovative, nationalistic works such as "Pictures at an Exhibition" and the opera "Boris Godunov."
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B.
Mikhail Glinka
Mikhail Glinka was a pioneering 19th-century Russian composer often regarded as the father of Russian classical music.
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C.
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky was a renowned Russian Romantic composer celebrated for works such as his ballets "Swan Lake," "The Nutcracker," and "Sleeping Beauty," as well as his symphonies and concertos.
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D.
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin
Vyacheslav Mikhailovich Skryabin, better known as Vyacheslav Molotov, was a prominent Soviet politician and diplomat who served as Joseph Stalin’s close associate and the long-time foreign minister of the USSR.
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E.
Sergei Prokofiev
Sergei Prokofiev was a prominent 20th-century Russian composer and pianist known for works such as "Peter and the Wolf," the ballet "Romeo and Juliet," and the "Classical" Symphony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov Description of subject: Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov was a prominent Russian composer of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, renowned for his masterful orchestration and works such as "Scheherazade" and "Capriccio Espagnol."
Referenced by (34)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Saint Petersburg Conservatory (through artists and productions)
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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subject surface form:
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
Saint Petersburg Conservatory (through artists and productions)
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Nikolai Rimsky-Korsakov
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subject surface form:
Saint Petersburg Conservatory
subject surface form:
Boris Godunov
subject surface form:
The Golden Cockerel
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Scheherazade
subject surface form:
Scheherazade
this entity surface form:
Nikolai Andreyevich Rimsky-Korsakov
this entity surface form:
Rimsky-Korsakov
this entity surface form:
Николай Римский-Корсаков
this entity surface form:
Николай Римский-Корсаков