UC Berkeley Department of Music

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academic department university music department

The UC Berkeley Department of Music is the university’s academic unit dedicated to the study, performance, and composition of music, encompassing scholarly research, ensembles, and instruction for students at the University of California, Berkeley.

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All labels observed (6)

Label	Occurrences
UC Berkeley Department of Music canonical	4
Department of Music, University of California, Berkeley	3
Department of Music, UC Berkeley	2
University of California, Berkeley Department of Music	2
Department of Music (University of California, Berkeley)	1
UC Berkeley music department ensembles	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2573623 — 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: UC Berkeley Department of Music
Context triple: [University of California Marching Band, affiliation, UC Berkeley Department of Music]

A. San Francisco Conservatory of Music
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a prestigious music school in San Francisco known for training professional musicians and composers at the highest level.
B. USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music is a renowned music conservatory within the University of Southern California, known for its comprehensive programs in performance, composition, music industry, and research.
C. Cornell University Department of Music
The Cornell University Department of Music is an academic department offering undergraduate and graduate study, performance opportunities, and research in music within Cornell University.
D. School of Music (Carnegie Mellon University)
The School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University is a renowned conservatory-style program offering professional training in performance, composition, and music technology within a leading research university.
E. UC Berkeley Graduate Division
UC Berkeley Graduate Division is the central administrative unit that oversees graduate education, policies, and degree programs across the University of California, Berkeley.
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: UC Berkeley Department of Music
Target entity description: The UC Berkeley Department of Music is the university’s academic unit dedicated to the study, performance, and composition of music, encompassing scholarly research, ensembles, and instruction for students at the University of California, Berkeley.

A. San Francisco Conservatory of Music
The San Francisco Conservatory of Music is a prestigious music school in San Francisco known for training professional musicians and composers at the highest level.
B. USC Thornton School of Music
USC Thornton School of Music is a renowned music conservatory within the University of Southern California, known for its comprehensive programs in performance, composition, music industry, and research.
C. Cornell University Department of Music
The Cornell University Department of Music is an academic department offering undergraduate and graduate study, performance opportunities, and research in music within Cornell University.
D. School of Music (Carnegie Mellon University)
The School of Music at Carnegie Mellon University is a renowned conservatory-style program offering professional training in performance, composition, and music technology within a leading research university.
E. UC Berkeley Graduate Division
UC Berkeley Graduate Division is the central administrative unit that oversees graduate education, policies, and degree programs across the University of California, Berkeley.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (50)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	academic department ⓘ university music department ⓘ
affiliation	University of California system ⓘ
campus	UC Berkeley campus ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employs	composers ⓘ ethnomusicologists ⓘ music theorists ⓘ musicologists ⓘ performers ⓘ
field	ethnomusicology ⓘ music ⓘ music composition ⓘ music theory ⓘ musicology ⓘ performance studies ⓘ
focusesOn	ensemble performance ⓘ music composition ⓘ music history ⓘ music performance ⓘ music scholarship ⓘ music theory pedagogy ⓘ
hasEnsemble	Chamber Chorus (UC Berkeley) ⓘ Jazz ensembles (UC Berkeley) ⓘ University Chorus (UC Berkeley) ⓘ University Symphony Orchestra (UC Berkeley) ⓘ Wind Ensemble (UC Berkeley) ⓘ
hasFacility	Hertz Hall ⓘ Morrison Hall ⓘ Music Library (UC Berkeley) ⓘ electronic music studio ⓘ practice rooms ⓘ
languageOfInstruction	English ⓘ
locatedIn	Berkeley, California ⓘ linked to: Berkeley
offersCourse	composition courses ⓘ ensemble participation ⓘ ethnomusicology courses ⓘ music history courses ⓘ music theory courses ⓘ performance instruction ⓘ
offersProgram	MA in music ⓘ PhD in music ⓘ graduate program in composition ⓘ graduate program in ethnomusicology ⓘ graduate program in musicology ⓘ undergraduate major in music ⓘ undergraduate minor in music ⓘ
parentOrganization	UC Berkeley Division of Arts and Humanities ⓘ linked to: Division of Arts and Humanities (UC Berkeley L&S)
partOf	University of California, Berkeley ⓘ
sector	public higher education ⓘ

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Referenced by (13)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

University of California Marching Band → affiliation → UC Berkeley Department of Music ⓘ

David Wessel → affiliation → UC Berkeley Department of Music ⓘ

University Symphony Orchestra (UC Berkeley) → partOf → Department of Music, University of California, Berkeley ⓘ