The Rite of Spring
E205923
The Rite of Spring is a groundbreaking early 20th-century ballet and orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky, famous for its avant-garde music, depiction of pagan rituals, and the scandal it caused at its 1913 Paris debut.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| The Rite of Spring canonical | 5 |
| Le Sacre du printemps | 3 |
| Le Sacre de la femme | 1 |
| The Rite of Spring (album) | 1 |
| The Rite of Spring (choreography) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845680 — 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: The Rite of Spring Context triple: [Ballets Russes, premiered, The Rite of Spring]
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A.
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
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B.
Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique is a groundbreaking 1924 experimental film, co-directed by Fernand Léger, celebrated for its avant-garde, machine-inspired imagery and pioneering use of montage.
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C.
La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
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D.
Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
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E.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
- 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: The Rite of Spring Target entity description: The Rite of Spring is a groundbreaking early 20th-century ballet and orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky, famous for its avant-garde music, depiction of pagan rituals, and the scandal it caused at its 1913 Paris debut.
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A.
Ravel Daphnis et Chloé
Ravel's "Daphnis et Chloé" is a large-scale impressionistic ballet score, renowned for its lush orchestration and evocative depiction of an ancient pastoral love story.
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B.
Ballet Mécanique
Ballet Mécanique is a groundbreaking 1924 experimental film, co-directed by Fernand Léger, celebrated for its avant-garde, machine-inspired imagery and pioneering use of montage.
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C.
La Danse (1909–1910)
La Danse (1909–1910) is a famous Fauvist painting by Henri Matisse depicting a circle of nude dancers in bold, expressive colors and dynamic movement.
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D.
Three Musicians
Three Musicians is a famous 1921 Cubist painting by Pablo Picasso depicting three abstracted, brightly colored figures playing musical instruments.
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E.
La Musique
La Musique is a 1910 oil painting by Henri Matisse that depicts a group of figures engaged with music in a bold, simplified, and vividly colored Fauvist style.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
20th-century classical composition
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ballet ⓘ ballet score ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| balletCompanyAtPremiere | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Stravinsky work without opus number ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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modernist music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ program music ⓘ |
| historicalEvent | caused a scandal at its premiere ⓘ |
| impresario | Sergei Diaghilev ⓘ |
| influenceOn |
20th-century orchestral music
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ballet choreography ⓘ modernist composers ⓘ |
| instrumentation | large orchestra ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movement | primitivism ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
bitonality
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complex rhythms ⓘ dissonant harmonies ⓘ innovative orchestration ⓘ irregular accents ⓘ |
| notableOpening | high bassoon solo ⓘ |
| notableSection |
Augurs of Spring
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Dance of the Earth ⓘ Ritual of the Ancestors ⓘ Sacrificial Dance ⓘ |
| originalTitle |
The Rite of Spring
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
Le Sacre du printemps
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| part |
The Adoration of the Earth
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The Sacrifice ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereChoreographer | Vaslav Nijinsky ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereCompany | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Pierre Monteux ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1913-05-29 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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surface form:
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris
|
| reception |
initially controversial
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later highly influential ⓘ |
| setting | prehistoric Russia ⓘ |
| structure | two-part ballet ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
human sacrifice
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pagan ritual ⓘ |
| theme | sacrifice of a chosen maiden ⓘ |
| title | The Rite of Spring self-link ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1913 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: The Rite of Spring Description of subject: The Rite of Spring is a groundbreaking early 20th-century ballet and orchestral work by Igor Stravinsky, famous for its avant-garde music, depiction of pagan rituals, and the scandal it caused at its 1913 Paris debut.
Referenced by (11)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Le Sacre du printemps
this entity surface form:
Le Sacre du printemps
this entity surface form:
The Rite of Spring (choreography)
this entity surface form:
Le Sacre du printemps
this entity surface form:
The Rite of Spring (album)
this entity surface form:
Le Sacre de la femme