Karol Szymanowski
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Karol Szymanowski was a prominent early 20th-century Polish composer and pianist known for his richly modern, nationalistic style and significant influence on Polish music.
All labels observed (1)
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| Karol Szymanowski canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7638832 — 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: Karol Szymanowski Context triple: [Karol Szymanowski Academy of Music in Katowice, namedAfter, Karol Szymanowski]
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A.
Bronisław Kaper
Bronisław Kaper was a Polish-born Hollywood film composer best known for his Academy Award–winning scores and contributions to classic mid-20th-century cinema.
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B.
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski was a prominent 20th-century Polish composer known for his innovative orchestral works and use of controlled aleatoricism.
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C.
Henryk Wieniawski
Henryk Wieniawski was a 19th-century Polish violin virtuoso and composer renowned for his technically demanding and lyrically expressive works for the violin.
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D.
Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar was a renowned Polish composer best known for his evocative film scores and modern classical works, including music for internationally acclaimed movies.
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E.
Mieczysław Horszowski
Mieczysław Horszowski was a renowned Polish-American pianist and influential pedagogue celebrated for his exceptionally long performing career and profound interpretations of the classical repertoire.
- 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: Karol Szymanowski Target entity description: Karol Szymanowski was a prominent early 20th-century Polish composer and pianist known for his richly modern, nationalistic style and significant influence on Polish music.
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A.
Bronisław Kaper
Bronisław Kaper was a Polish-born Hollywood film composer best known for his Academy Award–winning scores and contributions to classic mid-20th-century cinema.
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B.
Witold Lutosławski
Witold Lutosławski was a prominent 20th-century Polish composer known for his innovative orchestral works and use of controlled aleatoricism.
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C.
Henryk Wieniawski
Henryk Wieniawski was a 19th-century Polish violin virtuoso and composer renowned for his technically demanding and lyrically expressive works for the violin.
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D.
Wojciech Kilar
Wojciech Kilar was a renowned Polish composer best known for his evocative film scores and modern classical works, including music for internationally acclaimed movies.
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E.
Mieczysław Horszowski
Mieczysław Horszowski was a renowned Polish-American pianist and influential pedagogue celebrated for his exceptionally long performing career and profound interpretations of the classical repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (59)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Polish composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Skałka, Kraków NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | tuberculosis ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Poland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1882-10-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1937-03-29 ⓘ |
| describedAs |
leading Polish composer of the early 20th century
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representative of modern Polish national style in music ⓘ |
| employer | Warsaw Conservatory NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Poles ⓘ |
| familyName | Szymanowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
ⓘ
piano performance ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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classical music ⓘ opera ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ piano music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | Karol NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasSignature | signature of Karol Szymanowski ⓘ |
| influenced |
Krzysztof Penderecki
NERFINISHED
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Witold Lutosławski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Alexander Scriabin
NERFINISHED
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Claude Debussy NERFINISHED ⓘ Frédéric Chopin NERFINISHED ⓘ Richard Strauss NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | Polish ⓘ |
| mannerOfDeath | natural causes ⓘ |
| movement |
modernism
ⓘ
nationalism in music ⓘ |
| name | Karol Szymanowski NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableAward | Order of Polonia Restituta NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Masques for piano
NERFINISHED
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Mazurkas for piano, Op. 50 NERFINISHED ⓘ Metopes for piano NERFINISHED ⓘ Myths for violin and piano NERFINISHED ⓘ Stabat Mater NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 3 "Song of the Night" NERFINISHED ⓘ Symphony No. 4 "Symphonie concertante" NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto No. 1 NERFINISHED ⓘ Violin Concerto No. 2 NERFINISHED ⓘ opera "Król Roger" NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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music educator ⓘ musicologist ⓘ pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kiev Governorate
NERFINISHED
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Russian Empire ⓘ Tymoszówka NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Lausanne
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Switzerland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| positionHeld | rector of the Warsaw Conservatory ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| residence | Zakopane NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workLocation | Warsaw NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Karol Szymanowski Description of subject: Karol Szymanowski was a prominent early 20th-century Polish composer and pianist known for his richly modern, nationalistic style and significant influence on Polish music.
Referenced by (2)
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