Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing
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Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Luther Adams that evokes vast, meditative soundscapes inspired by nature and spiritual contemplation.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4901641 — 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: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing Context triple: [John Luther Adams, notableWork, Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing]
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The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)
The Cloud of Unknowing is a 14th-century English mystical treatise that teaches contemplative, apophatic prayer through loving surrender to God beyond all intellectual understanding.
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Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
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Book of Visions
Book of Visions is a foundational Kabbalistic work by Hayyim Vital that records his mystical experiences, dreams, and revelations, significantly shaping later Jewish mysticism.
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Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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E.
Book of Gates
The Book of Gates is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god’s nocturnal journey through the underworld, detailing the gates, deities, and trials encountered by the deceased soul.
- 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: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing Target entity description: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Luther Adams that evokes vast, meditative soundscapes inspired by nature and spiritual contemplation.
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A.
The Cloud of Unknowing (anonymous author)
The Cloud of Unknowing is a 14th-century English mystical treatise that teaches contemplative, apophatic prayer through loving surrender to God beyond all intellectual understanding.
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B.
Speculum Meditantis
Speculum Meditantis is a Middle English allegorical poem by John Gower that explores moral and religious themes through a mirror-for-the-soul framework.
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C.
Book of Visions
Book of Visions is a foundational Kabbalistic work by Hayyim Vital that records his mystical experiences, dreams, and revelations, significantly shaping later Jewish mysticism.
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D.
Mysteria Gaudiosa
Mysteria Gaudiosa is the Latin term for the Joyful Mysteries of the Rosary, a set of meditations on key events from the early life of Jesus and Mary in Catholic devotion.
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E.
Book of Gates
The Book of Gates is an ancient Egyptian funerary text that narrates the sun god’s nocturnal journey through the underworld, detailing the gates, deities, and trials encountered by the deceased soul.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (23)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral work ⓘ |
| associatedConcept |
contemplation
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landscape ⓘ spirituality ⓘ |
| composedBy | John Luther Adams ⓘ |
| composer | John Luther Adams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
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| genre |
contemporary classical music
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orchestral music ⓘ |
| hasCharacteristic |
evocative soundscapes
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large-scale ⓘ meditative ⓘ |
| hasTitle | Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
nature
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spiritual contemplation ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | orchestra ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movementStyle | slowly evolving textures ⓘ |
| notableFor |
atmospheric sound world
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immersive orchestral sonorities ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | English ⓘ |
| workOf | John Luther Adams ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing Description of subject: Clouds of Forgetting, Clouds of Unknowing is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Luther Adams that evokes vast, meditative soundscapes inspired by nature and spiritual contemplation.
Referenced by (2)
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