Structures (Boulez)
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Structures (Boulez) is a seminal series of piano pieces by Pierre Boulez that exemplify integral serialism and rigorous avant-garde compositional techniques of the mid-20th century.
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| Structures (Boulez) canonical | 1 |
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Structures (Boulez) Context triple: [Structures I, partOf, Structures (Boulez)]
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Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain is a renowned Paris-based contemporary music ensemble specializing in the performance and promotion of 20th- and 21st-century works.
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Le Tombeau de Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
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Maisons Satie
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Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
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Lotus Symphony
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- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Structures (Boulez) Target entity description: Structures (Boulez) is a seminal series of piano pieces by Pierre Boulez that exemplify integral serialism and rigorous avant-garde compositional techniques of the mid-20th century.
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A.
Ensemble InterContemporain
Ensemble InterContemporain is a renowned Paris-based contemporary music ensemble specializing in the performance and promotion of 20th- and 21st-century works.
-
B.
Le Tombeau de Couperin
Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
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C.
Maisons Satie
Maisons Satie is a museum complex in Honfleur, France, dedicated to the life and work of composer Erik Satie, housed in his birthplace.
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D.
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
-
E.
Lotus Symphony
Lotus Symphony is an office productivity software suite originally developed by Lotus Development Corporation, known for integrating word processing, spreadsheets, and presentation tools.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century classical composition
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piano composition ⓘ serial composition ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Boulez’s early piano works catalogue ⓘ |
| composer |
Pierre Boulez
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Pierre Boulez ⓘ Pierre Boulez ⓘ |
| compositionalApproach |
experimental
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highly systematic ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod |
1951–1952
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1956–1961 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| difficulty | virtuosic ⓘ |
| genre | integral serialism ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Structures IIa
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Structures IIb ⓘ Structures Ia ⓘ Structures Ib ⓘ
linked to:
Structures I
Structures Ic ⓘ Structures, Book I ⓘ Structures, Book II ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
key work in the development of integral serialism
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landmark of mid-20th-century avant-garde piano repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anton Webern
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Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
two pianos
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two pianos ⓘ two pianos ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement | post-war European avant-garde ⓘ |
| notableFor |
rigorous application of total serialism
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systematic organization of pitch, duration, dynamics, and articulation ⓘ |
| numberOfBooks | 2 ⓘ |
| numberOfPieces |
2
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3 ⓘ |
| period | post-World War II ⓘ |
| premiereDecade | 1950s ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1961 ⓘ |
| relatedConcept |
post-tonal music theory
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total serialism ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Mode de valeurs et d’intensités ⓘ |
| style | avant-garde ⓘ |
| technique | integral serialism ⓘ |
| usesToneRow | Olivier Messiaen’s Mode de valeurs et d’intensités ⓘ |
| writtenFor | professional pianists ⓘ |
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