Le Tombeau de Couperin
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Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Tombeau de Couperin canonical | 2 |
| The Tomb of Couperin | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1845788 — 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: Le Tombeau de Couperin Context triple: [Maurice Ravel, notableWork, Le Tombeau de Couperin]
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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.
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Pavane pour une infante défunte is a lyrical, nostalgic pavane originally composed for solo piano by Maurice Ravel and later orchestrated, known for its delicate melody and evocation of a bygone Spanish courtly elegance.
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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.
Caprice for Three
Caprice for Three is a contemporary classical piece for three string soloists, featured on the collaborative album "Appalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor.
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E.
The Rite of Spring
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.
- 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: Le Tombeau de Couperin Target entity description: Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
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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.
Pavane pour une infante défunte
Pavane pour une infante défunte is a lyrical, nostalgic pavane originally composed for solo piano by Maurice Ravel and later orchestrated, known for its delicate melody and evocation of a bygone Spanish courtly elegance.
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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.
Caprice for Three
Caprice for Three is a contemporary classical piece for three string soloists, featured on the collaborative album "Appalachian Journey" by Yo-Yo Ma, Edgar Meyer, and Mark O’Connor.
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E.
The Rite of Spring
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.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical composition
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orchestral suite ⓘ piano suite ⓘ |
| associatedWithEvent | World War I ⓘ |
| catalogue | Maurice Ravel’s works catalogue ⓘ |
| commemorates | friends of Maurice Ravel killed in World War I ⓘ |
| composer | Maurice Ravel ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| compositionPeriod | World War I ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dedication | individual friends of Maurice Ravel killed in World War I ⓘ |
| form | multi-movement suite ⓘ |
| genre |
neoclassicism
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suite ⓘ |
| hasNoText | true ⓘ |
| historicalContext | early 20th-century French music ⓘ |
| homageTo |
François Couperin
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French Baroque music ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Baroque dance forms
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French Baroque keyboard suites ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic | light, refined character despite memorial purpose ⓘ |
| language | none (instrumental) ⓘ |
| laterInstrumentation | orchestra ⓘ |
| memorialWork | true ⓘ |
| movement |
Forlane
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Fugue ⓘ Menuet ⓘ Prélude ⓘ Rigaudon ⓘ Toccata ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
clear, transparent orchestration in the orchestral version
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use of Baroque forms with modern harmony ⓘ |
| orchestralVersionMovement |
Forlane
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Menuet ⓘ Prélude ⓘ Rigaudon ⓘ |
| originalInstrumentation | solo piano ⓘ |
| performanceMedium |
orchestra
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piano ⓘ |
| relatedConcept | tombeau (memorial musical form) ⓘ |
| structure | suite in six movements (piano version) ⓘ |
| style | French neoclassical ⓘ |
| titleLanguage | French ⓘ |
| titleMeaning |
Le Tombeau de Couperin
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Tomb of Couperin
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Le Tombeau de Couperin Description of subject: Le Tombeau de Couperin is a neoclassical suite for solo piano by Maurice Ravel, later orchestrated, composed as an homage to French Baroque style and to friends lost in World War I.
Referenced by (3)
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this entity surface form:
The Tomb of Couperin