Joseph Schillinger
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Joseph Schillinger was a Russian-American composer, music theorist, and educator best known for developing the mathematically based Schillinger System of Musical Composition.
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| Joseph Schillinger canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5161395 — 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: Joseph Schillinger Context triple: [Schillinger House, namedAfter, Joseph Schillinger]
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A.
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was an Austrian-born composer and influential modernist known for his innovative chamber music, choral works, and film scores, who later became an important musical figure in the United States.
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B.
Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt was an influential American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in serialism and electronic music.
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C.
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a prominent 20th-century German composer, violist, and influential music theorist known for his neoclassical style and extensive contributions to modern classical music.
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D.
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross was an American composer best known for his sweeping, Americana-infused film scores and concert works, particularly in the Western genre.
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E.
Lou Harrison
Lou Harrison was an American composer known for blending Western classical traditions with non-Western musical influences, especially Indonesian gamelan.
- 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: Joseph Schillinger Target entity description: Joseph Schillinger was a Russian-American composer, music theorist, and educator best known for developing the mathematically based Schillinger System of Musical Composition.
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A.
Ernst Toch
Ernst Toch was an Austrian-born composer and influential modernist known for his innovative chamber music, choral works, and film scores, who later became an important musical figure in the United States.
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B.
Milton Babbitt
Milton Babbitt was an influential American composer and music theorist known for his pioneering work in serialism and electronic music.
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C.
Paul Hindemith
Paul Hindemith was a prominent 20th-century German composer, violist, and influential music theorist known for his neoclassical style and extensive contributions to modern classical music.
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D.
Jerome Moross
Jerome Moross was an American composer best known for his sweeping, Americana-infused film scores and concert works, particularly in the Western genre.
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E.
Lou Harrison
Lou Harrison was an American composer known for blending Western classical traditions with non-Western musical influences, especially Indonesian gamelan.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Russian-American
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ music educator ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| birthDate | 1895-08-31 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kharkov
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | stomach cancer ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Russian Empire
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United States of America ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1943-03-23 ⓘ |
| developed |
Schillinger System of Musical Composition
NERFINISHED
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a mathematically based approach to musical composition ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Saint Petersburg Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
New School for Social Research
NERFINISHED
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New York College of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Schillinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
composition
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music education ⓘ music theory ⓘ |
| fullName | Joseph Moiseyevich Schillinger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
classical music
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jazz ⓘ |
| givenName | Joseph NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
American big band arranging
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Benny Goodman NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| knownFor | Schillinger System of Musical Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language |
English
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Russian ⓘ |
| movement | mathematical music theory ⓘ |
| nativeName | Иосиф Моисеевич Шиллингер NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Kaleidophone: New Resources of Melody and Harmony
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Schillinger System of Musical Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ The Schillinger System of Musical Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music educator ⓘ music theorist ⓘ |
| residence | New York City ⓘ |
| studentOf | Reinhold Glière NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| taught |
Benny Goodman
NERFINISHED
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Carmine Coppola NERFINISHED ⓘ George Gershwin NERFINISHED ⓘ Glenn Miller NERFINISHED ⓘ Leigh Harline NERFINISHED ⓘ Oscar Levant NERFINISHED ⓘ Tommy Dorsey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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