Tristan Murail
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Tristan Murail is a French composer and leading figure of spectral music, known for his innovative exploration of timbre and computer-assisted composition.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Tristan Murail canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6398147 — 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: Tristan Murail Context triple: [IRCAM, hasCollaboratedWith, Tristan Murail]
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A.
François-Xavier Roth
François-Xavier Roth is a French conductor renowned for his innovative programming, historically informed performances, and leadership of ensembles such as Les Siècles and major international orchestras.
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B.
Christophe Chabaud
Christophe Chabaud is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the coastal commune of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in southern France.
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C.
Philippe Rousselot
Philippe Rousselot is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on numerous major films across several decades.
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D.
Vincent Delerm
Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter and pianist known for his literate, introspective chansons and theatrical pop arrangements.
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E.
Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti is a prominent British theatre sound designer known for his innovative work on major stage productions in the UK and internationally.
- 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: Tristan Murail Target entity description: Tristan Murail is a French composer and leading figure of spectral music, known for his innovative exploration of timbre and computer-assisted composition.
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A.
François-Xavier Roth
François-Xavier Roth is a French conductor renowned for his innovative programming, historically informed performances, and leadership of ensembles such as Les Siècles and major international orchestras.
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B.
Christophe Chabaud
Christophe Chabaud is a French local politician who serves as the mayor of the coastal commune of Saintes-Maries-de-la-Mer in southern France.
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C.
Philippe Rousselot
Philippe Rousselot is an acclaimed French cinematographer known for his visually distinctive work on numerous major films across several decades.
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D.
Vincent Delerm
Vincent Delerm is a French singer-songwriter and pianist known for his literate, introspective chansons and theatrical pop arrangements.
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E.
Paul Arditti
Paul Arditti is a prominent British theatre sound designer known for his innovative work on major stage productions in the UK and internationally.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
ⓘ
human ⓘ music theorist ⓘ spectral music composer ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Prix de Rome NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| citizenship | France ⓘ |
| coFounderOf | Ensemble l’Itinéraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfBirth | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1947-03-11 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
NERFINISHED
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Institut d’Études Politiques de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Columbia University ⓘ |
| familyName | Murail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
electroacoustic music
ⓘ
music composition ⓘ spectral music ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ electroacoustic music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Tristan NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced |
Joshua Fineberg
NERFINISHED
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Julian Anderson NERFINISHED ⓘ Kaija Saariaho NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnus Lindberg NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Gérard Grisey
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isKnownFor |
computer-assisted composition
ⓘ
exploration of timbre ⓘ use of spectral analysis in composition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| memberOf | Ensemble l’Itinéraire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| movement | spectralism ⓘ |
| name | Tristan Murail NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Désintégrations
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gondwana NERFINISHED ⓘ Les courants de l’espace NERFINISHED ⓘ L’esprit des dunes NERFINISHED ⓘ Time and Again NERFINISHED ⓘ Treize couleurs du soleil couchant NERFINISHED ⓘ Vampyr! NERFINISHED ⓘ Winter Fragments NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Le Havre NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | professor of composition at Columbia University ⓘ |
| residence | Rome ⓘ |
| studiedUnder | Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| usesInstrument | computer ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
microtonality
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orchestral synthesis of electronic sounds ⓘ spectral analysis of sound ⓘ |
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