Berlioz La damnation de Faust
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Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1208119 — 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: Berlioz La damnation de Faust Context triple: [Westminster Symphonic Choir, repertoireIncludes, Berlioz La damnation de Faust]
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A.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a pioneering 19th-century French composer and conductor known for his innovative orchestration and dramatic programmatic works such as the Symphonie fantastique.
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C.
Franck Symphony in D minor
Franck's Symphony in D minor is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its cyclical structure, rich harmonies, and emotional intensity, and is considered the Belgian composer's symphonic masterpiece.
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D.
Fidelio, Op. 72
Fidelio, Op. 72 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, a German-language work celebrated for its themes of personal sacrifice, heroism, and the triumph of justice and freedom.
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E.
Miserere
Miserere is a sacred choral composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully, reflecting the grand liturgical style of the French Baroque.
- 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: Berlioz La damnation de Faust Target entity description: Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
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A.
Berlioz Symphonie fantastique
Berlioz's *Symphonie fantastique* is a groundbreaking 1830 Romantic program symphony renowned for its vivid orchestration and dramatic depiction of an artist’s opium-induced visions.
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B.
Hector Berlioz
Hector Berlioz was a pioneering 19th-century French composer and conductor known for his innovative orchestration and dramatic programmatic works such as the Symphonie fantastique.
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C.
Franck Symphony in D minor
Franck's Symphony in D minor is a late-Romantic orchestral work renowned for its cyclical structure, rich harmonies, and emotional intensity, and is considered the Belgian composer's symphonic masterpiece.
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D.
Fidelio, Op. 72
Fidelio, Op. 72 is Ludwig van Beethoven’s only opera, a German-language work celebrated for its themes of personal sacrifice, heroism, and the triumph of justice and freedom.
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E.
Miserere
Miserere is a sacred choral composition by Jean-Baptiste Lully, reflecting the grand liturgical style of the French Baroque.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert work
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dramatic legend ⓘ secular vocal-orchestral work ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Faust, Part One
ⓘ
surface form:
Faust by Johann Wolfgang von Goethe
|
| catalogueNumber | H 111 ⓘ |
| choralForces |
children’s chorus
ⓘ
large mixed chorus ⓘ |
| composer | Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceType | concert premiere ⓘ |
| genre |
concert opera
ⓘ
dramatic legend ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Part I
ⓘ
Part II ⓘ Part III ⓘ Part IV ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter |
Brander
ⓘ
Historia von D. Johann Fausten ⓘ
surface form:
Faust
Marguerite ⓘ Méphistophélès ⓘ |
| notableNumber |
Ballet des sylphes
ⓘ
Hungarian March ⓘ Rakoczy March ⓘ Romance de Marguerite "D'amour l'ardente flamme" ⓘ Sérénade de Méphistophélès ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
colorful orchestral effects
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large Romantic orchestra ⓘ prominent brass writing ⓘ |
| period | Romantic era ⓘ |
| scoring |
mixed chorus
ⓘ
orchestra ⓘ soloists ⓘ |
| structure | four-part continuous work ⓘ |
| style |
highly dramatic
ⓘ
programmatic ⓘ theatrical ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
Faust legend
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Faust’s pact with the devil ⓘ damnation and salvation ⓘ |
| textAuthor |
Almire Gandonnière
ⓘ
Hector Berlioz ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceMode |
concert performance
ⓘ
fully staged production ⓘ semi-staged performance ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
baritone soloist
ⓘ
bass soloist ⓘ mezzo-soprano soloist ⓘ tenor soloist ⓘ |
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Subject: Berlioz La damnation de Faust Description of subject: Berlioz's *La damnation de Faust* is a dramatic legend for soloists, chorus, and orchestra that vividly reimagines Goethe’s Faust through richly orchestrated, theatrical music often performed in concert form.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
La Damnation de Faust
this entity surface form:
Berlioz: La Damnation de Faust
this entity surface form:
The Damnation of Faust (opera production)
this entity surface form:
La Damnation de Faust (staged version at Opéra-Comique)