A. Durand & Fils
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A. Durand & Fils was a prominent French music publishing house known for issuing works by major composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| A. Durand & Fils canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5453468 — 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: A. Durand & Fils Context triple: [La Mer, publisher, A. Durand & Fils]
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A.
Perret Frères
Perret Frères was a pioneering early 20th-century French architectural firm renowned for its innovative use of reinforced concrete in modern architecture.
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B.
G. Charpentier et Cie
G. Charpentier et Cie was a prominent 19th-century French publishing house known for issuing works by leading literary figures of its time.
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C.
Alphonse Durand
Alphonse Durand was a 19th-century French architect known for his work on religious and public buildings.
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D.
Jean Zuber et Cie
Jean Zuber et Cie is a historic French wallpaper manufacturer renowned for its high-quality panoramic scenic wallpapers produced since the late 18th century.
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E.
Roderigue Hortalez et Cie
Roderigue Hortalez et Cie was a covert trading company used as a front by France and Spain to secretly supply arms and aid to the American revolutionaries during the American Revolutionary War.
- 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: A. Durand & Fils Target entity description: A. Durand & Fils was a prominent French music publishing house known for issuing works by major composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
Perret Frères
Perret Frères was a pioneering early 20th-century French architectural firm renowned for its innovative use of reinforced concrete in modern architecture.
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B.
G. Charpentier et Cie
G. Charpentier et Cie was a prominent 19th-century French publishing house known for issuing works by leading literary figures of its time.
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C.
Alphonse Durand
Alphonse Durand was a 19th-century French architect known for his work on religious and public buildings.
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D.
Jean Zuber et Cie
Jean Zuber et Cie is a historic French wallpaper manufacturer renowned for its high-quality panoramic scenic wallpapers produced since the late 18th century.
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E.
Roderigue Hortalez et Cie
Roderigue Hortalez et Cie was a covert trading company used as a front by France and Spain to secretly supply arms and aid to the American revolutionaries during the American Revolutionary War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (41)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
French company
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music publishing house ⓘ |
| activeInPeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithMovement |
French impressionism in music
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French late-Romantic music ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
dissemination of French impressionist music
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international recognition of French composers ⓘ |
| country | France ⓘ |
| field | classical music ⓘ |
| focus | serious art music ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Auguste Durand NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre | classical music ⓘ |
| hasNameInLanguage | A. Durand & Fils NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSuccessor | Durand (music publisher) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| headquartersLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| industry | music publishing ⓘ |
| languageOfPublication | French ⓘ |
| locationCountry | France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumPublished |
chamber music parts
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orchestral scores ⓘ piano reductions ⓘ vocal scores ⓘ |
| notableFor |
publishing works by major early 20th-century composers
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publishing works by major late 19th-century composers ⓘ |
| operatedInCity | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| product | printed music scores ⓘ |
| publishedWorkBy |
Albert Roussel
NERFINISHED
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André Caplet NERFINISHED ⓘ Camille Saint-Saëns NERFINISHED ⓘ Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ Erik Satie NERFINISHED ⓘ Gabriel Fauré NERFINISHED ⓘ Maurice Ravel NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dukas NERFINISHED ⓘ Vincent d’Indy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| regionServed |
Europe
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international ⓘ |
| specializesIn | contemporary French composers of its time ⓘ |
| status | defunct ⓘ |
| typeOfBusiness | family-owned publishing house ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: A. Durand & Fils Description of subject: A. Durand & Fils was a prominent French music publishing house known for issuing works by major composers of the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
La Mer