Persephassa
E403360
Persephassa is a landmark 1969 percussion composition by Iannis Xenakis, renowned for its innovative spatialization of six percussionists surrounding the audience.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Persephassa canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3982695 — 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: Persephassa Context triple: [Iannis Xenakis, notableWork, Persephassa]
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A.
Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne was a Byzantine empress consort and later nun, known as the daughter of Emperor Constantine VI and for her influential role in the imperial court during the early 9th century.
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B.
Orthia
Orthia is an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis associated especially with a fierce, wild aspect of her worship, notably at the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia in Sparta.
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C.
Polymele
Polymele is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of the hero Patroclus.
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D.
Hypermnestra
Hypermnestra is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as one of the Danaids who spared her husband’s life and was consequently honored for her mercy and piety.
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E.
Clymene
Clymene is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Oceanid or Titaness associated with light or fame and known as the wife or consort of the Titan Iapetus.
- 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: Persephassa Target entity description: Persephassa is a landmark 1969 percussion composition by Iannis Xenakis, renowned for its innovative spatialization of six percussionists surrounding the audience.
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A.
Euphrosyne
Euphrosyne was a Byzantine empress consort and later nun, known as the daughter of Emperor Constantine VI and for her influential role in the imperial court during the early 9th century.
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B.
Orthia
Orthia is an epithet of the Greek goddess Artemis associated especially with a fierce, wild aspect of her worship, notably at the sanctuary of Artemis Orthia in Sparta.
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C.
Polymele
Polymele is a figure in Greek mythology known primarily as the mother of the hero Patroclus.
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D.
Hypermnestra
Hypermnestra is a figure in Greek mythology, best known as one of the Danaids who spared her husband’s life and was consequently honored for her mercy and piety.
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E.
Clymene
Clymene is a figure in Greek mythology, often depicted as an Oceanid or Titaness associated with light or fame and known as the wife or consort of the Titan Iapetus.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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percussion composition ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | 30 minutes ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Festival de Shiraz-Persepolis ⓘ |
| commissionedFor |
Festival de Shiraz-Persepolis
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surface form:
Shiraz Arts Festival
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| composer | Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| countryOfPremiere | Iran ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Les Percussions de Strasbourg ⓘ |
| genre |
avant-garde music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasRecording | Les Percussions de Strasbourg recording ⓘ |
| influenced | later spatial music for percussion ⓘ |
| instrumentation | six percussionists ⓘ |
| movementOfSound | around the audience ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Persephone ⓘ |
| notableFor |
innovative spatialization of performers
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use of six percussionists surrounding the audience ⓘ |
| numberOfPerformers | 6 ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | 20th-century percussion ensemble repertoire ⓘ |
| performancePractice | percussionists placed around the audience ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Persepolis ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1969 ⓘ |
| publisher | Éditions Salabert ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Greek ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
complex rhythmic structures
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spatialized sound movement ⓘ stochastic processes ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | early major percussion work by Iannis Xenakis ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1969 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Persephassa Description of subject: Persephassa is a landmark 1969 percussion composition by Iannis Xenakis, renowned for its innovative spatialization of six percussionists surrounding the audience.
Referenced by (2)
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