William David Brohn
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William David Brohn was an American orchestrator renowned for his lush, sophisticated arrangements for major Broadway and West End musicals, including hits like Ragtime, Wicked, and Miss Saigon.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| William David Brohn canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4864049 — 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: William David Brohn Context triple: [The Secret Garden (1991 Broadway production), orchestrator, William David Brohn]
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A.
Fredric Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
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B.
Joseph Weishaar
Joseph Weishaar is an American architect and designer best known for winning the competition to create the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, often portraying authoritative or morally complex figures in dramas and thrillers.
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D.
Ben Braun
Ben Braun is an American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing the University of California, Berkeley men's basketball program in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
William Wendt
William Wendt was a prominent American landscape painter celebrated as a leading figure of the California Impressionist movement.
- 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: William David Brohn Target entity description: William David Brohn was an American orchestrator renowned for his lush, sophisticated arrangements for major Broadway and West End musicals, including hits like Ragtime, Wicked, and Miss Saigon.
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A.
Fredric Steinkamp
Fredric Steinkamp was an American film editor best known for his acclaimed work on major Hollywood productions, including the Oscar-winning epic "Out of Africa."
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B.
Joseph Weishaar
Joseph Weishaar is an American architect and designer best known for winning the competition to create the National World War I Memorial in Washington, D.C.
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C.
James Rebhorn
James Rebhorn was an American character actor known for his prolific film and television career, often portraying authoritative or morally complex figures in dramas and thrillers.
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D.
Ben Braun
Ben Braun is an American college basketball coach best known for revitalizing the University of California, Berkeley men's basketball program in the late 1990s and early 2000s.
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E.
William Wendt
William Wendt was a prominent American landscape painter celebrated as a leading figure of the California Impressionist movement.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
human
ⓘ
musician ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Broadway
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
West End NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Tony Award for Best Orchestrations NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| awardReceivedFor | Ragtime (musical) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United States of America ⓘ |
| familyName | Brohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
musical theatre
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orchestration ⓘ |
| genre |
Broadway musical
ⓘ
West End musical ⓘ |
| givenName |
David
NERFINISHED
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William ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary musical theatre orchestration practices ⓘ |
| knownFor |
collaborations with major Broadway and West End productions
ⓘ
creating full symphonic textures for musical theatre scores ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| name | William David Brohn NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableCollaboration |
Alain Boublil
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Claude-Michel Schönberg NERFINISHED ⓘ Lynn Ahrens NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Flaherty NERFINISHED ⓘ Stephen Schwartz NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Carousel (revival, 1994) – orchestration
NERFINISHED
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Crazy for You (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Mary Poppins (stage musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Miss Saigon (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Ragtime (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Show Boat (revival, 1994) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Sweet Smell of Success (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ The Secret Garden (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ The Witches of Eastwick (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ Wicked (musical) – orchestration NERFINISHED ⓘ orchestrations for symphonic suites of musical theatre scores ⓘ |
| occupation |
conductor
ⓘ
music arranger ⓘ orchestrator ⓘ |
| style |
lush orchestration
ⓘ
sophisticated arrangements ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: William David Brohn Description of subject: William David Brohn was an American orchestrator renowned for his lush, sophisticated arrangements for major Broadway and West End musicals, including hits like Ragtime, Wicked, and Miss Saigon.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Wicked
subject surface form:
Curtains
subject surface form:
Popular Song