Harmonielehre
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Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Harmonielehre canonical | 6 |
| Theory of Harmony | 1 |
| orchestral work Harmonielehre | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Harmonielehre Context triple: [John Adams (composer), notableWork, Harmonielehre]
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A.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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B.
Harmonics
Harmonics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that explores the mathematical and philosophical foundations of musical theory.
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C.
Pythagorean tuning
Pythagorean tuning is a musical tuning system based on pure perfect fifths derived from simple whole-number ratios, historically linked to the mathematical and philosophical ideas of the Pythagoreans.
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D.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
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E.
De institutione musica
De institutione musica is a foundational 6th-century Latin treatise that systematizes ancient Greek music theory and profoundly influenced medieval and Renaissance musical thought.
- 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: Harmonielehre Target entity description: Harmonielehre is a large-scale orchestral work by American composer John Adams that blends minimalist techniques with late-Romantic harmonic richness and expressive power.
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A.
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen
Die Lehre von den Tonempfindungen is Hermann von Helmholtz’s foundational 19th-century treatise on the physiological and psychological basis of musical tone and acoustics.
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B.
Harmonics
Harmonics is an influential ancient treatise by Claudius Ptolemy that explores the mathematical and philosophical foundations of musical theory.
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C.
Pythagorean tuning
Pythagorean tuning is a musical tuning system based on pure perfect fifths derived from simple whole-number ratios, historically linked to the mathematical and philosophical ideas of the Pythagoreans.
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D.
Classis Moesica
Classis Moesica was a Roman imperial fleet stationed along the lower Danube, responsible for patrolling and defending the empire’s northeastern river frontier.
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E.
De institutione musica
De institutione musica is a foundational 6th-century Latin treatise that systematizes ancient Greek music theory and profoundly influenced medieval and Renaissance musical thought.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
ⓘ
symphonic work ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Adams: Harmonielehre (no opus number) ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | San Francisco Symphony ⓘ |
| composer | John Adams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| criticalReception | widely acclaimed ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | not explicitly dedicated (commemorative commission context) ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 40 minutes ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
ⓘ
minimalism ⓘ post-minimalism ⓘ |
| hasRecording |
Nonesuch Records recording conducted by Edo de Waart
ⓘ
Nonesuch Records recording conducted by John Adams ⓘ |
| influencedGenre | post-minimalist orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | dream experienced by John Adams ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| movement |
Meister Eckhardt and Quackie
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The Anfortas Wound ⓘ The first movement ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Arnold Schoenberg’s treatise Harmonielehre ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
blend of minimalist repetition with lush Romantic harmony
ⓘ
highly expressive orchestral writing ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 3 ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| period | late 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Edo de Waart ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1985-03-19 ⓘ |
| premieredBy | San Francisco Symphony ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | San Francisco ⓘ |
| publisher | Boosey & Hawkes ⓘ |
| significance | breakthrough orchestral work for John Adams ⓘ |
| style |
late-Romantic influence
ⓘ
minimalist techniques ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological analyses
ⓘ
orchestral performance programs worldwide ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | German ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Theory of Harmony
ⓘ
linked to:
Harmonielehre
|
| usesHarmony | extended tonal harmony ⓘ |
| usesRhythm | driving repetitive rhythmic patterns ⓘ |
| yearOfCompletion | 1985 ⓘ |
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Referenced by (8)
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