The Ultimate Melody
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The Ultimate Melody is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores the dangerous power of a theoretically perfect, irresistibly compelling piece of music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Ultimate Melody canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4805527 — 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: The Ultimate Melody Context triple: [Tales from the White Hart, containsStory, The Ultimate Melody]
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate musical gathering in a refined domestic interior.
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D.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
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E.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
- 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: The Ultimate Melody Target entity description: The Ultimate Melody is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores the dangerous power of a theoretically perfect, irresistibly compelling piece of music.
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A.
The Concert
The Concert is an unfinished and now missing painting by Dutch Golden Age master Johannes Vermeer, depicting an intimate scene of three figures making music in a domestic interior.
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B.
The Concert
"The Concert" is a Baroque genre painting by Dutch artist Dirck van Baburen depicting musicians gathered around a table performing music.
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C.
The Concert
The Concert is a 17th-century genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Gerard ter Borch, depicting an intimate musical gathering in a refined domestic interior.
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D.
The Miracle
The Miracle is a theatrical production best known for featuring the celebrated English actress and socialite Lady Diana Cooper in a prominent role.
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E.
A Song
"A Song" is a track by Greek composer Vangelis featured on his 1979 electronic music album "Earth."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (25)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
science fiction short story
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short story ⓘ |
| author | Arthur C. Clarke ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| explores |
dangerous power of music
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impact of ideal patterns on the human mind ⓘ |
| fictionalTheme |
dangerous art
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music ⓘ obsession ⓘ psychological effects of music ⓘ |
| genre | science fiction ⓘ |
| hasAuthorNationality | British ⓘ |
| hasCentralMotif |
music as a potentially lethal technology
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search for a perfect pattern ⓘ |
| hasReputationFor | depicting the psychological risks of ultimate artistic perfection ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| literaryPeriod | 20th-century science fiction ⓘ |
| mainConcept |
irresistibly compelling piece of music
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theoretically perfect melody ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | third-person narration ⓘ |
| partOf | Arthur C. Clarke short fiction bibliography ⓘ |
| protagonistOccupation |
composer
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scientist ⓘ |
| setting | near-future Earth ⓘ |
| workType | speculative fiction ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Ultimate Melody Description of subject: The Ultimate Melody is a science fiction short story by Arthur C. Clarke that explores the dangerous power of a theoretically perfect, irresistibly compelling piece of music.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.