Terry Riley
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Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Terry Riley canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4901715 — 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: Terry Riley Context triple: [John Adams (composer), influencedBy, Terry Riley]
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A.
Steve Reich
Steve Reich is an American composer and pioneer of minimal music, known for his innovative use of phasing, repetition, and rhythmic patterns in works like "Music for 18 Musicians."
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B.
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is an influential American composer known for his pioneering work in minimalism and his distinctive, repetitive musical structures in operas, film scores, and concert works.
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C.
John Cage
John Cage was an innovative 20th-century American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in experimental music, chance operations, and the use of silence as a compositional element.
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D.
John Cage
John Cage is a quirky, neurotic, and endearingly eccentric lawyer on the television series "Ally McBeal," known for his unusual habits and imaginative inner life.
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E.
Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt was an influential American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in serialism and electronic music.
- 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: Terry Riley Target entity description: Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
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A.
Steve Reich
Steve Reich is an American composer and pioneer of minimal music, known for his innovative use of phasing, repetition, and rhythmic patterns in works like "Music for 18 Musicians."
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B.
Philip Glass
Philip Glass is an influential American composer known for his pioneering work in minimalism and his distinctive, repetitive musical structures in operas, film scores, and concert works.
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C.
John Cage
John Cage was an innovative 20th-century American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in experimental music, chance operations, and the use of silence as a compositional element.
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D.
John Cage
John Cage is a quirky, neurotic, and endearingly eccentric lawyer on the television series "Ally McBeal," known for his unusual habits and imaginative inner life.
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E.
Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt was an influential American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in serialism and electronic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (57)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American person
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ minimalist composer ⓘ musical composition ⓘ musician ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1935-06-24 ⓘ |
| birthPlace | Colfax, California, United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Kronos Quartet
NERFINISHED
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La Monte Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandit Pran Nath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| education |
San Francisco State University
NERFINISHED
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University of California, Berkeley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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electronic music ⓘ experimental music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ tape music ⓘ |
| givenName | Terry NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Brian Eno
NERFINISHED
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Curved Air NERFINISHED ⓘ John Adams NERFINISHED ⓘ Kronos Quartet NERFINISHED ⓘ Philip Glass NERFINISHED ⓘ Soft Machine NERFINISHED ⓘ Steve Reich NERFINISHED ⓘ The Who NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Indian classical music
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La Monte Young NERFINISHED ⓘ Pandit Pran Nath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor |
developing repetitive structures in music
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foundational role in musical minimalism ⓘ pioneering tape loop techniques ⓘ |
| movement |
contemporary classical music
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experimental music ⓘ minimalism ⓘ |
| name | Terry Riley NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| notableWork |
A Rainbow in Curved Air
NERFINISHED
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In C NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian Surgery Dervishes NERFINISHED ⓘ Poppy Nogood and the Phantom Band NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem for Adam NERFINISHED ⓘ Salome Dances for Peace NERFINISHED ⓘ Shri Camel NERFINISHED ⓘ Sun Rings NERFINISHED ⓘ The Harp of New Albion NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musician ⓘ organist ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1964 ⓘ |
| studentOf | Pandit Pran Nath NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: Terry Riley Description of subject: Terry Riley is an American composer and pioneer of minimalism whose innovative works, such as "In C," profoundly shaped contemporary classical and experimental music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.