György Kurtág
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György Kurtág is a Hungarian composer and pianist renowned for his intensely concentrated, aphoristic works and his influential role in contemporary classical music.
All labels observed (1)
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| György Kurtág canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8170754 — 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: György Kurtág Context triple: [András Schiff, studiedUnder, György Kurtág]
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György Ligeti
György Ligeti was a pioneering 20th-century Hungarian-Austrian composer known for his innovative use of micropolyphony and influential works such as "Atmosphères" and the "Requiem," which gained wide recognition through their use in Stanley Kubrick’s film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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B.
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, and influential music educator best known for developing the Kodály Method of music education.
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C.
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and pioneering ethnomusicologist whose innovative integration of folk music and modernist techniques made him one of the most important composers of the 20th century.
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D.
Nora Pärt
Nora Pärt is the wife and close collaborator of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, known for supporting and helping manage his artistic career.
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E.
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze was a prominent 20th-century German composer known for his eclectic, politically engaged works spanning opera, symphonic music, and chamber music.
- 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: György Kurtág Target entity description: György Kurtág is a Hungarian composer and pianist renowned for his intensely concentrated, aphoristic works and his influential role in contemporary classical music.
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A.
György Ligeti
György Ligeti was a pioneering 20th-century Hungarian-Austrian composer known for his innovative use of micropolyphony and influential works such as "Atmosphères" and the "Requiem," which gained wide recognition through their use in Stanley Kubrick’s film "2001: A Space Odyssey."
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B.
Zoltán Kodály
Zoltán Kodály was a Hungarian composer, ethnomusicologist, and influential music educator best known for developing the Kodály Method of music education.
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C.
Béla Bartók
Béla Bartók was a Hungarian composer, pianist, and pioneering ethnomusicologist whose innovative integration of folk music and modernist techniques made him one of the most important composers of the 20th century.
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D.
Nora Pärt
Nora Pärt is the wife and close collaborator of Estonian composer Arvo Pärt, known for supporting and helping manage his artistic career.
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E.
Hans Werner Henze
Hans Werner Henze was a prominent 20th-century German composer known for his eclectic, politically engaged works spanning opera, symphonic music, and chamber music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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contemporary classical composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived |
Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition
NERFINISHED
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Kossuth Prize NERFINISHED ⓘ Order of Merit of the Republic of Hungary NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Hungary ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1926-02-19 ⓘ |
| educatedAt | Franz Liszt Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Hungarians NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Kurtág NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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piano performance ⓘ |
| genre |
chamber music
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orchestral music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| givenName | György NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPart | Játékok, volumes for piano NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | contemporary composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Anton Webern
NERFINISHED
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Béla Bartók NERFINISHED ⓘ György Ligeti NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
French
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German ⓘ Hungarian ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| name | György Kurtág NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nativeLanguage | Hungarian ⓘ |
| notableFor |
aphoristic musical style
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intensely concentrated miniatures ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Heinz Holliger NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Fin de partie
NERFINISHED
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Játékok NERFINISHED ⓘ Kafka-Fragmente, Op. 24 NERFINISHED ⓘ Messages of the Late R. V. Troussova, Op. 17 NERFINISHED ⓘ Stele, Op. 33 NERFINISHED ⓘ What is the Word NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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pianist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of Romania
NERFINISHED
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Lugoj NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Budapest NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| spouse | Márta Kurtág NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Ferenc Farkas
NERFINISHED
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Leó Weiner NERFINISHED ⓘ Pál Kadosa NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
economy of musical material
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expressive concentration ⓘ fragmentary forms ⓘ |
| taughtAt | Franz Liszt Academy of Music NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: György Kurtág Description of subject: György Kurtág is a Hungarian composer and pianist renowned for his intensely concentrated, aphoristic works and his influential role in contemporary classical music.
Referenced by (1)
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