Atlas Eclipticalis
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Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Atlas Eclipticalis canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5275518 — 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: Atlas Eclipticalis Context triple: [John Cage, notableWork, Atlas Eclipticalis]
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A.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
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B.
Sidereal Messenger
Sidereal Messenger is the English title of Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 astronomical treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons.
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C.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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D.
Orbis
Orbis is Yale University Library’s online catalog system that provides access to its extensive collections of books, media, and other resources.
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E.
Uranometria
Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
- 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: Atlas Eclipticalis Target entity description: Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
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A.
Places of the Fixed Stars
Places of the Fixed Stars is an astronomical work by John Thomas Romney Robinson that catalogs and determines the precise positions of numerous fixed stars for observational and navigational purposes.
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B.
Sidereal Messenger
Sidereal Messenger is the English title of Galileo Galilei’s groundbreaking 1610 astronomical treatise that first reported telescopic observations of the Moon, stars, and Jupiter’s moons.
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C.
Tables of the Sun
Tables of the Sun is an astronomical reference work by Simon Newcomb that provides highly accurate solar ephemerides used for celestial navigation and scientific calculations.
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D.
Orbis
Orbis is Yale University Library’s online catalog system that provides access to its extensive collections of books, media, and other resources.
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E.
Uranometria
Uranometria is a pioneering star atlas first published in 1603 that systematically mapped the entire celestial sphere and introduced many new constellations.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
ⓘ
orchestral composition ⓘ |
| allows |
multiple realizations
ⓘ
performer choice ⓘ |
| associatedMovement |
New York School (music)
ⓘ
linked to:
New York School
|
| basedOn | star charts ⓘ |
| canBePerformedWith |
Cartridge Music
ⓘ
Winter Music ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Cage work list: Atlas Eclipticalis ⓘ |
| composer | John Cage ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
|
| genre |
avant-garde music
ⓘ
experimental music ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | open form ⓘ |
| hasPart | independent instrumental parts ⓘ |
| hasReception | controversial premiere ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | astronomical atlas ⓘ |
| involves | unconventional orchestral performance practices ⓘ |
| language | none ⓘ |
| notationalSystem | graphic score ⓘ |
| performanceOutcome | different in each performance ⓘ |
| performancePractice | indeterminate realization ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Leonard Bernstein ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | New York City ⓘ |
| premierePerformer | New York Philharmonic ⓘ |
| premiereVenue |
Lincoln Center
ⓘ
linked to:
Lincoln Center for the Performing Arts
|
| premiereYear | 1962 ⓘ |
| publisher |
C.F. Peters
ⓘ
linked to:
C. F. Peters
|
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Concert for Piano and Orchestra
ⓘ
Fontana Mix ⓘ Music of Changes ⓘ |
| requires | individual parts for each player ⓘ |
| requiresConductor | optional ⓘ |
| scoring | large orchestra ⓘ |
| structureType | indeterminate structure ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
constellations
ⓘ
stars ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | Latin ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | variable ⓘ |
| uses | non-synchronized parts ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
chance operations
ⓘ
graphic notation ⓘ indeterminacy ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Atlas Eclipticalis Description of subject: Atlas Eclipticalis is a large-scale orchestral composition by John Cage that employs chance operations and graphic notation to create an open, indeterminate musical structure.
Referenced by (3)
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