La cathédrale engloutie
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La cathédrale engloutie is a famous prelude for solo piano by Claude Debussy, inspired by the legend of a submerged cathedral rising from the sea and noted for its evocative impressionistic harmonies and sonorities.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| La cathédrale engloutie canonical | 2 |
| The Sunken Cathedral | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2385265 — 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: La cathédrale engloutie Context triple: [Claude Debussy, notableWork, La cathédrale engloutie]
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A.
Sunken Palace
The Sunken Palace is a vast underground Byzantine-era cistern in Istanbul, famed for its forest of marble columns and atmospheric, water-filled chambers.
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B.
Les Abymes
Les Abymes is a major urban commune in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe, forming part of the Pointe-à-Pitre metropolitan area and serving as an important economic and transportation hub.
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C.
Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
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D.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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E.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
- 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: La cathédrale engloutie Target entity description: La cathédrale engloutie is a famous prelude for solo piano by Claude Debussy, inspired by the legend of a submerged cathedral rising from the sea and noted for its evocative impressionistic harmonies and sonorities.
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A.
Sunken Palace
The Sunken Palace is a vast underground Byzantine-era cistern in Istanbul, famed for its forest of marble columns and atmospheric, water-filled chambers.
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B.
Les Abymes
Les Abymes is a major urban commune in the French Caribbean territory of Guadeloupe, forming part of the Pointe-à-Pitre metropolitan area and serving as an important economic and transportation hub.
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C.
Salle des Pas Perdus
The Salle des Pas Perdus is a grand central hall in the Palais des Nations in Geneva, serving as an impressive gathering and circulation space for diplomats and visitors to the United Nations.
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D.
La Cisterna
La Cisterna is a major southern Santiago Metro station and transport hub that connects multiple metro lines with extensive bus services in Santiago, Chile.
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E.
The Book of Skulls
The Book of Skulls is a 1972 science fiction novel by Robert Silverberg that follows four college students who discover a desert cult promising immortality at the cost of ritual sacrifice.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical work
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piano prelude ⓘ solo piano composition ⓘ |
| approximateDuration | about 5 minutes ⓘ |
| associatedWith | French Impressionism in music ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | L. 117 ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| depicts | a submerged cathedral rising from the sea ⓘ |
| dynamicFeatures |
gradual crescendos and decrescendos
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wide dynamic range ⓘ |
| firstPublicationDate | 1910 ⓘ |
| frequentlyPerformedBy | concert pianists ⓘ |
| genre | Impressionist music ⓘ |
| harmonicLanguage |
extended tonality
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use of modal scales ⓘ use of pentatonic scales ⓘ |
| hasForm | prelude ⓘ |
| includedIn | standard piano repertoire ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Breton legend of the city of Ys
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legend of a submerged cathedral ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| isFamousFor |
atmospheric depiction of mist and water
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pictorial evocation of rising cathedral bells ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| notedFor |
evocative impressionistic harmonies
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modal writing ⓘ planing of chords ⓘ rich piano sonorities ⓘ use of parallel chords ⓘ |
| opusNumber | L. 117/10 ⓘ |
| partOf |
Préludes (Book I)
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surface form:
Préludes, Book I
|
| performancePractice |
requires control of tone color
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requires subtle pedaling ⓘ requires voicing of inner parts ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| positionInSeries | 10 ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand ⓘ |
| structure |
climactic central section
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quiet coda ⓘ slow introduction ⓘ |
| tempoMarking | Profondément calme ⓘ |
| textureFeatures |
bell-like sonorities
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organ-like chordal textures ⓘ |
| titleTranslation |
La cathédrale engloutie
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Sunken Cathedral
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| workTitleLanguage | French ⓘ |
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Subject: La cathédrale engloutie Description of subject: La cathédrale engloutie is a famous prelude for solo piano by Claude Debussy, inspired by the legend of a submerged cathedral rising from the sea and noted for its evocative impressionistic harmonies and sonorities.
Referenced by (3)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The Sunken Cathedral