Achorripsis
E403358
Achorripsis is an avant-garde orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that exemplifies his pioneering use of stochastic (probability-based) methods in music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Achorripsis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3982693 — 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: Achorripsis Context triple: [Iannis Xenakis, notableWork, Achorripsis]
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A.
Thlypopsis
Thlypopsis is a genus of small Neotropical tanagers known for their colorful plumage and association with forest and woodland habitats in Central and South America.
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Xenodacnis
Xenodacnis is a small genus of Neotropical tanagers known for their high-Andean habitats and distinctive blue plumage.
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C.
Diphilus
Diphilus was an ancient Greek playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential comedies that later inspired adaptations by Roman dramatists such as Plautus.
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D.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
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E.
Clypearia
Clypearia is a genus of social wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known for forming paper nests and exhibiting complex colony behavior.
- 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: Achorripsis Target entity description: Achorripsis is an avant-garde orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that exemplifies his pioneering use of stochastic (probability-based) methods in music.
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A.
Thlypopsis
Thlypopsis is a genus of small Neotropical tanagers known for their colorful plumage and association with forest and woodland habitats in Central and South America.
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B.
Xenodacnis
Xenodacnis is a small genus of Neotropical tanagers known for their high-Andean habitats and distinctive blue plumage.
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C.
Diphilus
Diphilus was an ancient Greek playwright of the New Comedy period, known for his influential comedies that later inspired adaptations by Roman dramatists such as Plautus.
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D.
Pleistrus
Pleistrus is a minor figure in Greek mythology known primarily as a son of Helen of Troy.
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E.
Clypearia
Clypearia is a genus of social wasps within the subfamily Polistinae, known for forming paper nests and exhibiting complex colony behavior.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (31)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
avant-garde composition
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orchestral composition ⓘ |
| composedBy | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| composer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Greece ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDate | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasComposerNationality | Greek ⓘ |
| hasConcept |
organization of sound masses
ⓘ
use of random distributions for musical parameters ⓘ |
| hasForm | single-movement orchestral work ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| hasParameterControl |
orchestral density
ⓘ
pitch distributions ⓘ rhythmic distributions ⓘ |
| hasStyle |
experimental music
ⓘ
stochastic music ⓘ |
| hasTitleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
mathematics
ⓘ
probability theory ⓘ statistical mechanics ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement | avant-garde music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
application of mathematical models to musical structure
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pioneering use of stochastic processes in composition ⓘ |
| partOf | Iannis Xenakis’s orchestral output ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Metastaseis
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Pithoprakta ⓘ |
| subjectOf | musicological analysis ⓘ |
| usesMethod |
probability-based compositional methods
ⓘ
stochastic music techniques ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Achorripsis Description of subject: Achorripsis is an avant-garde orchestral composition by Iannis Xenakis that exemplifies his pioneering use of stochastic (probability-based) methods in music.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.