None but the Lonely Flute
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"None but the Lonely Flute" is a modernist solo flute composition by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his complex, serialist style.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| None but the Lonely Flute canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10073108 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: None but the Lonely Flute Context triple: [Milton Babbitt, notableWork, None but the Lonely Flute]
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A.
The Flute Player
The Flute Player is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting a musician in a dramatic, Caravaggesque use of light and shadow.
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B.
The Flute Player
The Flute Player is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a musician in a detailed, atmospheric scene characteristic of early 17th-century Dutch art.
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C.
The Purple Flute
The Purple Flute is a classical Chinese play by Ming dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu, known for its romantic themes and lyrical style.
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D.
The Fiery Lute
The Fiery Lute is the English rendering of the title of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s revolutionary Bengali poetry collection "Agnibeena," symbolizing a passionate, fire-like musical instrument of rebellion.
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E.
Poison Flute
Poison Flute is the English meaning of the title of the work "Bisher Bashi."
- 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: None but the Lonely Flute Target entity description: "None but the Lonely Flute" is a modernist solo flute composition by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his complex, serialist style.
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A.
The Flute Player
The Flute Player is a Baroque genre painting by Flemish artist Theodoor Rombouts, depicting a musician in a dramatic, Caravaggesque use of light and shadow.
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B.
The Flute Player
The Flute Player is a genre painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert, depicting a musician in a detailed, atmospheric scene characteristic of early 17th-century Dutch art.
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C.
The Purple Flute
The Purple Flute is a classical Chinese play by Ming dynasty dramatist Tang Xianzu, known for its romantic themes and lyrical style.
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D.
The Fiery Lute
The Fiery Lute is the English rendering of the title of Kazi Nazrul Islam’s revolutionary Bengali poetry collection "Agnibeena," symbolizing a passionate, fire-like musical instrument of rebellion.
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E.
Poison Flute
Poison Flute is the English meaning of the title of the work "Bisher Bashi."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (29)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
modernist composition
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musical composition ⓘ solo flute piece ⓘ |
| composer | Milton Babbitt NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| dedicatedTo | Robert Aitken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| dedicationNote | for Robert Aitken ⓘ |
| firstPublicationYear | 1992 ⓘ |
| genre | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| hasApproximateDuration | 10 minutes ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentationDetail | unaccompanied flute ⓘ |
| hasMusicalForm | through-composed ⓘ |
| hasTitlePunOn | None but the Lonely Heart NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isInCatalogueOf | Milton Babbitt compositions ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notablePerformer |
Harvey Sollberger
NERFINISHED
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Patricia Spencer NERFINISHED ⓘ Robert Aitken NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire |
20th-century flute repertoire
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American avant-garde music ⓘ |
| publisher | C.F. Peters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| scoredFor | flute ⓘ |
| style | serialism ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
extended serial procedures
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rhythmic complexity ⓘ twelve-tone technique ⓘ |
| workPeriod | late period of Milton Babbitt ⓘ |
| yearOfComposition | 1991 ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: None but the Lonely Flute Description of subject: "None but the Lonely Flute" is a modernist solo flute composition by American composer Milton Babbitt, exemplifying his complex, serialist style.
Referenced by (1)
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