Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus
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Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus is a monumental 20-movement solo piano cycle by Olivier Messiaen that meditates on the mystery of the Christ Child through highly original harmonic language, rhythmic complexity, and spiritual symbolism.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus Context triple: [Olivier Messiaen, notableWork, Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus]
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A.
L’Enfance du Christ
L’Enfance du Christ is a sacred choral work by Hector Berlioz that depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus, notable for its lyrical style and intimate orchestration.
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B.
L’Épiphanie
L’Épiphanie is a small Quebec municipality located in the Lanaudière region, forming part of the North Shore communities near Montreal.
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C.
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary is a Christian feast commemorating the tradition that Mary was brought as a child to the Temple in Jerusalem and dedicated to God.
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D.
Portraits d’enfants
Portraits d’enfants is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting the four daughters of Edward Darley Boit in a striking, psychologically complex interior scene.
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E.
Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, provincial politics, and clerical rivalries in a small French town.
- 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: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus Target entity description: Vingt regards sur l’Enfant-Jésus is a monumental 20-movement solo piano cycle by Olivier Messiaen that meditates on the mystery of the Christ Child through highly original harmonic language, rhythmic complexity, and spiritual symbolism.
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A.
L’Enfance du Christ
L’Enfance du Christ is a sacred choral work by Hector Berlioz that depicts episodes from the early life of Jesus, notable for its lyrical style and intimate orchestration.
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B.
L’Épiphanie
L’Épiphanie is a small Quebec municipality located in the Lanaudière region, forming part of the North Shore communities near Montreal.
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C.
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary
The Presentation of the Virgin Mary is a Christian feast commemorating the tradition that Mary was brought as a child to the Temple in Jerusalem and dedicated to God.
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D.
Portraits d’enfants
Portraits d’enfants is an 1882 oil painting by John Singer Sargent depicting the four daughters of Edward Darley Boit in a striking, psychologically complex interior scene.
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E.
Le Curé de Tours
Le Curé de Tours is a novella by Honoré de Balzac that portrays the intrigues, provincial politics, and clerical rivalries in a small French town.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
piano composition
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religious musical work ⓘ solo piano cycle ⓘ |
| composer | Olivier Messiaen NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| compositionYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedication | Yvonne Loriod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| firstPerformer | Yvonne Loriod NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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piano cycle ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
La parole toute-puissante
NERFINISHED
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Le baiser de l’Enfant-Jésus NERFINISHED ⓘ Noël NERFINISHED ⓘ Première communion de la Vierge ⓘ Regard de la Vierge NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard de l’Esprit de joie NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard de l’Onction terrible NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard de l’Église d’amour NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard de l’Étoile NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard des anges NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard des fils de la lumière NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard des hauteurs ⓘ Regard des prophètes, des bergers et des Mages NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard du Fils sur le Fils NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard du Père NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard du silence NERFINISHED ⓘ Regard du temps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| instrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 20 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
cyclical thematic motives across movements
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extended duration for a solo piano work ⓘ extreme technical difficulty for the pianist ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 20 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| placeOfPremiere | Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| premiereYear | 1944 ⓘ |
| structure | 20 movements ⓘ |
| styleCharacteristic |
birdsong-inspired figures
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highly original harmonic language ⓘ non-retrogradable rhythms ⓘ rhythmic complexity ⓘ spiritual symbolism ⓘ use of modes of limited transposition ⓘ |
| subject |
Christ Child
NERFINISHED
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Christian mysticism ⓘ Incarnation ⓘ |
| theologicalInspiration |
Biblical narratives of the Nativity
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Catholic theology NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Twenty Contemplations of the Infant Jesus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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