Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)
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"Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)" is an experimental electroacoustic composition by Luciano Berio that explores the fragmentation and transformation of the spoken voice using text from James Joyce.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Thema (Homage to Joyce) | 1 |
| Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) canonical | 1 |
| Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) (as performer and inspiration) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5524255 — 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: Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) Context triple: [Luciano Berio, notableWork, Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)]
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A.
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze is a 1995 art-house drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, known for its meditative style and exploration of memory, exile, and Balkan history.
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B.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake is James Joyce’s experimental modernist novel renowned for its dense, multilingual wordplay and radically unconventional narrative style.
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C.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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D.
Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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E.
Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan 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: Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) Target entity description: "Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)" is an experimental electroacoustic composition by Luciano Berio that explores the fragmentation and transformation of the spoken voice using text from James Joyce.
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A.
Ulysses' Gaze
Ulysses' Gaze is a 1995 art-house drama film directed by Theo Angelopoulos, known for its meditative style and exploration of memory, exile, and Balkan history.
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B.
Finnegans Wake
Finnegans Wake is James Joyce’s experimental modernist novel renowned for its dense, multilingual wordplay and radically unconventional narrative style.
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C.
Ulysses
Ulysses is a small town in Tompkins County, New York, known for its rural character and proximity to Cayuga Lake and the Finger Lakes region.
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D.
Ulysses
"Ulysses" is a dramatic monologue poem by Alfred, Lord Tennyson that reflects on aging, heroism, and the restless desire for continued adventure and purpose.
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E.
Ulysses
Ulysses is the Latin name for Odysseus, the legendary Greek hero of Homer’s epics known for his cunning and long, perilous journey home after the Trojan War.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
electroacoustic composition
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experimental music work ⓘ |
| artForm | electronic music ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | James Joyce ⓘ |
| basedOnWork | Ulysses ⓘ |
| composer | Luciano Berio ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| creator | Luciano Berio ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | James Joyce ⓘ |
| explores |
border between speech and music
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musicality of speech ⓘ phonetic structure of language ⓘ |
| featuresPerformer | Cathy Berberian ⓘ |
| genre |
electroacoustic music
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musique concrète ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn |
experimental text-sound compositions
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later electroacoustic vocal works ⓘ |
| hasPart |
electronic transformations of vocal material
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processed readings from James Joyce ⓘ |
| hasVocalType | spoken voice only ⓘ |
| hasWorkType | tape piece ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
James Joyce
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literary modernism ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| movement |
avant-garde music
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post-war experimental music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
exploration of phonetic and semantic aspects of language
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innovative treatment of the human voice ⓘ integration of literary text and electronic sound ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| primaryMedium | magnetic tape ⓘ |
| relatedWorkByComposer |
Sequenza series
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Visage ⓘ |
| soundSource | spoken voice ⓘ |
| subject |
deconstruction of narrative text
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relationship between sound and meaning in language ⓘ |
| technique |
fragmentation of speech
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montage ⓘ tape manipulation ⓘ transformation of spoken voice ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
Thema (Homage to Joyce)
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linked to:
Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)
|
| usesTechnology | studio tape techniques ⓘ |
| usesTextFrom | James Joyce ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thema (Omaggio a Joyce) Description of subject: "Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)" is an experimental electroacoustic composition by Luciano Berio that explores the fragmentation and transformation of the spoken voice using text from James Joyce.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)
linked to: Thema (Omaggio a Joyce)