Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition

E478653

Grammy Award category music award

The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding new works in the field of contemporary classical music.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition	4
Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition canonical	3
2010 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition	1
2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition	1
Best Classical Contemporary Composition	1
Best Contemporary Classical Composition	1
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition (for the album’s other work)	1
Grammy Award for Best Contemporary Classical Composition for Percussion Concerto	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4901652 — 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: Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Context triple: [John Luther Adams, awardReceived, Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition]

A. Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album is a former Grammy category that honored outstanding overall classical recordings, recognizing artistic excellence across complete albums rather than individual performances or engineering.
B. Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding original instrumental works, typically awarded to composers in genres such as jazz, classical, and film music.
C. Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance is a prestigious classical music honor presented to recognize outstanding recordings by orchestras and their conductors.
D. Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance was a classical music Grammy category that honored outstanding recordings by small ensembles, typically featuring one performer per part.
E. Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
The Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition is a prestigious international prize recognizing outstanding contemporary musical works, administered by the University of Louisville.
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: Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
Target entity description: The Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding new works in the field of contemporary classical music.

A. Grammy Award for Best Classical Album
The Grammy Award for Best Classical Album is a former Grammy category that honored outstanding overall classical recordings, recognizing artistic excellence across complete albums rather than individual performances or engineering.
B. Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition
The Grammy Award for Best Instrumental Composition is a prestigious music industry honor recognizing outstanding original instrumental works, typically awarded to composers in genres such as jazz, classical, and film music.
C. Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance is a prestigious classical music honor presented to recognize outstanding recordings by orchestras and their conductors.
D. Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance
The Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance was a classical music Grammy category that honored outstanding recordings by small ensembles, typically featuring one performer per part.
E. Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
The Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition is a prestigious international prize recognizing outstanding contemporary musical works, administered by the University of Louisville.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Grammy Award category ⓘ music award ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	Best Classical Contemporary Composition ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition Best Contemporary Classical Composition ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition
awardCriteria	contemporary classical work first released during the eligibility year ⓘ outstanding new classical composition ⓘ
awardedFor	artistic achievement in contemporary classical composition ⓘ
awardFor	contemporary classical music composition ⓘ
categoryType	composer-focused award ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
eligibleWorks	chamber works ⓘ operas ⓘ orchestral works ⓘ vocal works ⓘ
field	classical ⓘ
frequency	annual ⓘ
genre	classical music ⓘ contemporary classical music ⓘ
hasEligibilityBasis	release date within eligibility year ⓘ
hasLanguageRequirement	no specific language requirement ⓘ
hasMedium	recorded music ⓘ
hasReputation	prestigious classical music award ⓘ
hasTargetProfession	composers ⓘ
inception	1961 ⓘ
notableRecipient	Aaron Copland ⓘ Elliott Carter ⓘ Jennifer Higdon ⓘ John Adams ⓘ John Corigliano ⓘ Krzysztof Penderecki ⓘ Leonard Bernstein ⓘ Philip Glass ⓘ Samuel Barber ⓘ Steve Reich ⓘ Thomas Adès ⓘ
organizer	National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences ⓘ linked to: Recording Academy
partOf	Grammy Awards ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award
presentedBy	The Recording Academy ⓘ linked to: Recording Academy
relatedTo	Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music/Small Ensemble Performance ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Chamber Music Performance Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Solo ⓘ linked to: Grammy Award for Best Classical Vocal Performance Grammy Award for Best Orchestral Performance ⓘ
requiresCommercialRelease	yes ⓘ
selectionProcess	voting by members of The Recording Academy ⓘ
status	active Grammy category ⓘ
timePeriodOfWorks	20th century ⓘ 21st century ⓘ
typicalVenueOfPresentation	Grammy Awards ceremony ⓘ

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

John Luther Adams → awardReceived → Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition ⓘ

John Luther Adams → yearAwardReceived → 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Contemporary Composition ⓘ