Boléro
E205927
Boléro is a famous orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, renowned for its hypnotic repeating melody and gradual, relentless crescendo.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Boléro canonical | 2 |
| Bolero | 1 |
| Ravel's Boléro | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845781 — 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: Boléro Context triple: [Maurice Ravel, notableWork, Boléro]
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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.
“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
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C.
Humoresque
Humoresque is a 1946 American romantic drama film about a talented but troubled violinist and his complex relationship with a wealthy, self-destructive patron.
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D.
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.
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E.
Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle)
"Habanera" ("L’amour est un oiseau rebelle") is the famous sultry aria sung by the character Carmen at her entrance in Georges Bizet’s opera, expressing the untamable and capricious nature of love.
- 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: Boléro Target entity description: Boléro is a famous orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, renowned for its hypnotic repeating melody and gradual, relentless crescendo.
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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.
-
B.
“La Valse”
“La Valse” is a darkly atmospheric ballet set to Maurice Ravel’s waltz, famously choreographed by George Balanchine and noted for its themes of glamour and impending doom.
-
C.
Humoresque
Humoresque is a 1946 American romantic drama film about a talented but troubled violinist and his complex relationship with a wealthy, self-destructive patron.
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D.
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.
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E.
Habanera (L’amour est un oiseau rebelle)
"Habanera" ("L’amour est un oiseau rebelle") is the famous sultry aria sung by the character Carmen at her entrance in Georges Bizet’s opera, expressing the untamable and capricious nature of love.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral composition
ⓘ
single-movement work ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Boléro
ⓘ
surface form:
Ravel's Boléro
|
| catalogueNumber | M.81 ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ida Rubinstein ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Ida Rubinstein ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 15 minutes ⓘ |
| famousRecordingArtist |
Arturo Toscanini
ⓘ
Charles Munch ⓘ Leonard Bernstein ⓘ Pierre Boulez ⓘ |
| form | orchestral piece ⓘ |
| genre | orchestral music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Spanish dance rhythms
ⓘ
bolero dance ⓘ |
| key | C major ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| laterAdaptedAs | concert piece ⓘ |
| movementCount | 1 ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
gradual continuous crescendo
ⓘ
persistent rhythmic ostinato in the snare drum ⓘ repeating melody with changing orchestration ⓘ |
| notableReception | one of Ravel's most famous works ⓘ |
| orchestrationFeature |
large orchestra
ⓘ
progressive addition of instruments ⓘ prominent use of woodwind solos ⓘ |
| originalPurpose | ballet ⓘ |
| partOfRepertoire | standard orchestral repertoire ⓘ |
| premiereCity | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Walther Straram ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1928-11-22 ⓘ |
| premiereEnsemble |
Orchestre Lamoureux
ⓘ
surface form:
Orchestre des Concerts Lamoureux
|
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereVenue |
Palais Garnier, Paris
ⓘ
surface form:
Opéra Garnier
|
| publisher | Durand ⓘ |
| rightsStatusInFrance | public domain ⓘ |
| rightsStatusInUnitedStates | public domain ⓘ |
| structure | theme and variations on an ostinato ⓘ |
| style | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| tempoIndication | Moderato assai ⓘ |
| timeSignature | 3/4 ⓘ |
| titleMeaning | a type of Spanish dance ⓘ |
| usedInFilm |
10
ⓘ
Les Uns et les Autres ⓘ |
| workOf | Maurice Ravel ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1928 ⓘ |
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Subject: Boléro Description of subject: Boléro is a famous orchestral piece by Maurice Ravel, renowned for its hypnotic repeating melody and gradual, relentless crescendo.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Ravel's Boléro
this entity surface form:
Bolero