Silent City
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Silent City is a contemplative instrumental album by Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor that blends Persian classical music with contemporary and cross-cultural influences.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Silent City canonical | 1 |
| Silent City (title track) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7724570 — 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: Silent City Context triple: [Kayhan Kalhor, notableWork, Silent City]
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A.
Quiet City
"Quiet City" is a contemplative orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, originally derived from incidental music for a play and best known for its prominent trumpet and English horn solos evoking nocturnal urban solitude.
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B.
Goodnight City
Goodnight City is a studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, showcasing her distinctive blend of folk, rock, and confessional songwriting.
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C.
Broken City
Broken City is a 2013 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe, centered on a disgraced ex-cop drawn into a web of political corruption and betrayal in New York City.
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D.
Broken City
"Broken City" is a song featured on the album *Revelations* by the American rock band Audioslave.
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E.
Solo City
Solo City is a major cultural and economic center in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its Javanese heritage, traditional arts, and royal palaces.
- 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: Silent City Target entity description: Silent City is a contemplative instrumental album by Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor that blends Persian classical music with contemporary and cross-cultural influences.
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A.
Quiet City
"Quiet City" is a contemplative orchestral work by American composer Aaron Copland, originally derived from incidental music for a play and best known for its prominent trumpet and English horn solos evoking nocturnal urban solitude.
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B.
Goodnight City
Goodnight City is a studio album by Canadian-American singer-songwriter Martha Wainwright, showcasing her distinctive blend of folk, rock, and confessional songwriting.
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C.
Broken City
Broken City is a 2013 neo-noir crime thriller film starring Mark Wahlberg and Russell Crowe, centered on a disgraced ex-cop drawn into a web of political corruption and betrayal in New York City.
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D.
Broken City
"Broken City" is a song featured on the album *Revelations* by the American rock band Audioslave.
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E.
Solo City
Solo City is a major cultural and economic center in Central Java, Indonesia, renowned for its Javanese heritage, traditional arts, and royal palaces.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
music album
ⓘ
studio album ⓘ |
| artist | Kayhan Kalhor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Brooklyn Rider discography
ⓘ
linked to:
Brooklyn Rider
Kayhan Kalhor discography ⓘ |
| composer | Kayhan Kalhor ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Iran ⓘ |
| featuresEnsemble | string quartet ⓘ |
| featuresInstrument |
cello
ⓘ
kamancheh ⓘ viola ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| genre |
Persian classical music
ⓘ
contemporary classical music ⓘ cross-cultural music ⓘ world music ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Ascending Bird
ⓘ
Beloved, do not let me be discouraged ⓘ Other short instrumental pieces ⓘ Parvaz ⓘ Silent City (title track) ⓘ
linked to:
Silent City
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| hasStyle |
chamber music arrangements
ⓘ
improvisation within Persian classical modes ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
cultural dialogue
ⓘ
reflection and mourning ⓘ |
| hasType | contemplative instrumental album ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | destruction of the Kurdish city of Halabja ⓘ |
| language | instrumental ⓘ |
| mainInstrument | kamancheh ⓘ |
| notableFor |
blending Persian classical music with Western string quartet textures
ⓘ
contemplative and meditative atmosphere ⓘ cross-cultural collaboration between Iranian and Western musicians ⓘ |
| performer |
Brooklyn Rider
ⓘ
Kayhan Kalhor ⓘ |
| producer |
Brooklyn Rider
ⓘ
Kayhan Kalhor ⓘ |
| recordLabel |
Harmonia Mundi
ⓘ
World Village ⓘ |
| releaseYear | 2008 ⓘ |
| reviewedBy | music critics in world music publications ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Silent City Description of subject: Silent City is a contemplative instrumental album by Iranian kamancheh virtuoso Kayhan Kalhor that blends Persian classical music with contemporary and cross-cultural influences.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Silent City