Jonathan Harvey
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Jonathan Harvey is a British composer renowned for his innovative use of electronics and spectral techniques in contemporary classical music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jonathan Harvey canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8804596 — 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: Jonathan Harvey Context triple: [Harvey, hasNotableBearer, Jonathan Harvey]
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A.
John Tavener
John Tavener was a British composer known for his spiritually inspired, minimalist choral and orchestral works rooted in Christian mysticism and Eastern Orthodox traditions.
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B.
Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins is a Welsh composer and musician best known for his crossover classical works such as "Adiemus" and "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace."
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C.
Roy Harris
Roy Harris was an influential 20th-century American composer best known for his symphonies that drew on folk traditions and a distinctly national musical style.
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D.
Alexander Goehr
Alexander Goehr is a British composer and influential composition teacher associated with the post-war avant-garde and the Manchester School.
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E.
Michael Torke
Michael Torke is an American composer known for his rhythmically driven, color-inspired post-minimalist works that blend classical, jazz, and popular music influences.
- 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: Jonathan Harvey Target entity description: Jonathan Harvey is a British composer renowned for his innovative use of electronics and spectral techniques in contemporary classical music.
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A.
John Tavener
John Tavener was a British composer known for his spiritually inspired, minimalist choral and orchestral works rooted in Christian mysticism and Eastern Orthodox traditions.
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B.
Karl Jenkins
Karl Jenkins is a Welsh composer and musician best known for his crossover classical works such as "Adiemus" and "The Armed Man: A Mass for Peace."
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C.
Roy Harris
Roy Harris was an influential 20th-century American composer best known for his symphonies that drew on folk traditions and a distinctly national musical style.
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D.
Alexander Goehr
Alexander Goehr is a British composer and influential composition teacher associated with the post-war avant-garde and the Manchester School.
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E.
Michael Torke
Michael Torke is an American composer known for his rhythmically driven, color-inspired post-minimalist works that blend classical, jazz, and popular music influences.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British composer
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classical composer ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grawemeyer Award for Music Composition NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1939-05-03 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 2012-12-04 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Princeton University
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St John's College, Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ University of Glasgow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer |
IRCAM
NERFINISHED
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Stanford University ⓘ University of Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
contemporary classical music
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electroacoustic music ⓘ spectral music ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ electroacoustic music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jonathan ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Karlheinz Stockhausen
NERFINISHED
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Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ electroacoustic music tradition ⓘ |
| knownFor |
innovative use of electronics in composition
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integration of live electronics with acoustic instruments ⓘ use of spectral techniques in music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| memberOf | British Academy NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Jonathan Harvey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Bhakti
NERFINISHED
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Madonna of Winter and Spring NERFINISHED ⓘ Mortuos Plango, Vivos Voco NERFINISHED ⓘ Speakings NERFINISHED ⓘ String Quartet No. 4 NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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musicologist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
England
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Warwickshire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
England
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Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Buddhism ⓘ |
| studiedUnder |
Karlheinz Stockhausen
NERFINISHED
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Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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