T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs)
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T. B. Harms was a prominent American music publishing company known for issuing songs from major stage works, including numbers from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs) canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11404377 — 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: T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs) Context triple: [It Ain’t Necessarily So, publisher, T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs)]
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A.
Vincent Youmans
Vincent Youmans was an American Broadway and film composer of the early 20th century, best known for classic standards such as "Tea for Two" and "Hallelujah!"
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B.
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist renowned for blending classical music with jazz and popular styles in works such as "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris."
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C.
Bess in Porgy and Bess
Bess in Porgy and Bess is the troubled, passionate heroine of George Gershwin’s American folk opera, whose tumultuous relationships and struggle for redemption drive much of the drama.
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D.
Morris Gershwin
Morris Gershwin was the father of American composers George and Ira Gershwin and a key figure in their early family life in New York.
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E.
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen was an American composer best known for writing classic popular songs and film scores, including the music for "Over the Rainbow" and many other standards from the Great American Songbook.
- 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: T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs) Target entity description: T. B. Harms was a prominent American music publishing company known for issuing songs from major stage works, including numbers from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*.
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A.
Vincent Youmans
Vincent Youmans was an American Broadway and film composer of the early 20th century, best known for classic standards such as "Tea for Two" and "Hallelujah!"
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B.
George Gershwin
George Gershwin was an American composer and pianist renowned for blending classical music with jazz and popular styles in works such as "Rhapsody in Blue" and "An American in Paris."
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C.
Bess in Porgy and Bess
Bess in Porgy and Bess is the troubled, passionate heroine of George Gershwin’s American folk opera, whose tumultuous relationships and struggle for redemption drive much of the drama.
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D.
Morris Gershwin
Morris Gershwin was the father of American composers George and Ira Gershwin and a key figure in their early family life in New York.
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E.
Harold Arlen
Harold Arlen was an American composer best known for writing classic popular songs and film scores, including the music for "Over the Rainbow" and many other standards from the Great American Songbook.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (38)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American company
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music publishing company ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
"Porgy and Bess"
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linked to:
Porgy and Bess
George Gershwin ⓘ Ira Gershwin ⓘ |
| basedIn | New York City ⓘ |
| businessModel |
copyright licensing of songs
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royalty collection for composers and lyricists ⓘ |
| catalogIncludes |
songs by George Gershwin
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songs from American musical theatre ⓘ |
| country |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| field |
popular music
ⓘ
stage works ⓘ theatrical music ⓘ |
| focus | commercial exploitation of stage and film songs ⓘ |
| genre |
American popular song
ⓘ
show tunes ⓘ |
| hasPublicationType |
individual song issues from operas and musicals
ⓘ
vocal selections from stage works ⓘ |
| industry | music publishing ⓘ |
| influenced | distribution of American stage music ⓘ |
| knownFor |
publishing Broadway songs
ⓘ
publishing songs from George Gershwin’s opera "Porgy and Bess" ⓘ publishing songs from major stage works ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| locationCountry |
United States
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linked to:
United States of America
|
| notableForPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| partOf | Tin Pan Alley music publishing tradition ⓘ |
| product |
sheet music
ⓘ
song folios ⓘ vocal scores ⓘ |
| publishedWork |
"I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’" (from "Porgy and Bess")
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linked to:
I Got Plenty o’ Nuttin’
"It Ain’t Necessarily So" (from "Porgy and Bess") ⓘ "Summertime" (from "Porgy and Bess") ⓘ songs from "Porgy and Bess" ⓘ |
| role |
publisher of Gershwin catalog items
ⓘ
publisher of theatrical song hits ⓘ |
| workLocation | New York City ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: T. B. Harms (for Porgy and Bess songs) Description of subject: T. B. Harms was a prominent American music publishing company known for issuing songs from major stage works, including numbers from George Gershwin’s opera *Porgy and Bess*.
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