String Quartet No. 2 "Company"
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String Quartet No. 2 "Company" is a minimalist string quartet by Philip Glass, originally composed as incidental music for Samuel Beckett’s play "Company" and later arranged as a concert work.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| String Quartet No. 2 "Company" canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7725123 — 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: String Quartet No. 2 "Company" Context triple: [Philip Glass, notableWork, String Quartet No. 2 "Company"]
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A.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is Arnold Schoenberg’s groundbreaking chamber work that marks his transition from late-Romantic tonality toward atonality and uniquely incorporates a soprano voice in its final movements.
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B.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is a landmark 1959 chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and distinct characterization of each instrument.
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C.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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D.
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 3 is a landmark modernist chamber work by Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and innovative use of simultaneous, contrasting musical layers.
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E.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, reflecting his blend of European classical traditions with Brazilian musical elements.
- 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: String Quartet No. 2 "Company" Target entity description: String Quartet No. 2 "Company" is a minimalist string quartet by Philip Glass, originally composed as incidental music for Samuel Beckett’s play "Company" and later arranged as a concert work.
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A.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is Arnold Schoenberg’s groundbreaking chamber work that marks his transition from late-Romantic tonality toward atonality and uniquely incorporates a soprano voice in its final movements.
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B.
String Quartet No. 2
String Quartet No. 2 is a landmark 1959 chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and distinct characterization of each instrument.
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C.
String Quartet No. 4
String Quartet No. 4 is a complex, rhythmically intricate chamber work by American composer Elliott Carter, exemplifying his mature modernist style and innovative approach to musical time.
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D.
String Quartet No. 3
String Quartet No. 3 is a landmark modernist chamber work by Elliott Carter, renowned for its complex rhythmic structures and innovative use of simultaneous, contrasting musical layers.
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E.
String Quartet No. 5
String Quartet No. 5 is a chamber music work for two violins, viola, and cello by Brazilian composer Heitor Villa-Lobos, reflecting his blend of European classical traditions with Brazilian musical elements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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string quartet ⓘ |
| associatedWork |
play "Company" by Samuel Beckett
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linked to:
Beckett monologues
|
| basedOn | play "Company" ⓘ |
| basedOnWorkAuthor | Samuel Beckett ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Glass String Quartet No. 2 ⓘ |
| composer | Philip Glass ⓘ |
| composerNationality | American ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| era | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| genre | minimalism ⓘ |
| hasForm | chamber music ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentation | string quartet ⓘ |
| hasSection |
first movement
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fourth movement ⓘ second movement ⓘ third movement ⓘ |
| intendedEnsemble | string quartet ⓘ |
| key | unspecified / modal ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| laterVersionOf | incidental music for Samuel Beckett’s "Company" ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| originalFunction | incidental music ⓘ |
| originalMedium | theatre ⓘ |
| partOf | Philip Glass string quartets ⓘ |
| premiereContext | theatrical production of "Company" ⓘ |
| scoredFor |
cello
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two violins ⓘ viola ⓘ |
| shortTitle | Company ⓘ |
| style |
additive processes
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repetitive structures ⓘ |
| title | String Quartet No. 2 "Company" ⓘ |
| use | concert performance ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: String Quartet No. 2 "Company" Description of subject: String Quartet No. 2 "Company" is a minimalist string quartet by Philip Glass, originally composed as incidental music for Samuel Beckett’s play "Company" and later arranged as a concert work.
Referenced by (3)
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