Red and Black
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"Red and Black" is a politically charged ensemble song from the musical Les Misérables in which revolutionary students debate idealism, love, and the coming uprising.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Red and Black canonical | 2 |
| Red and Black (stage role) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5885244 — 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: Red and Black Context triple: [One Day More, usesMotifFrom, Red and Black]
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A.
Meeting Across the River
"Meeting Across the River" is a moody, jazz-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that serves as a cinematic, character-driven prelude to "Jungleland" on the Born to Run album.
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B.
the Fifteen
The Fifteen was a major early 18th-century Jacobite rebellion in Britain that sought to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne.
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C.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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D.
The Big M
The Big M is a prominent harness racing track located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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E.
The Double
The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
- 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: Red and Black Target entity description: "Red and Black" is a politically charged ensemble song from the musical Les Misérables in which revolutionary students debate idealism, love, and the coming uprising.
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A.
Meeting Across the River
"Meeting Across the River" is a moody, jazz-tinged ballad by Bruce Springsteen that serves as a cinematic, character-driven prelude to "Jungleland" on the Born to Run album.
-
B.
the Fifteen
The Fifteen was a major early 18th-century Jacobite rebellion in Britain that sought to restore the exiled Stuart dynasty to the throne.
-
C.
The Horseshoe
The Horseshoe is the iconic, horseshoe-shaped football stadium at The Ohio State University, officially known as Ohio Stadium.
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D.
The Big M
The Big M is a prominent harness racing track located at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford, New Jersey.
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E.
The Double
The Double is a novella by Fyodor Dostoevsky that explores themes of identity, madness, and the uncanny through the story of a government clerk who is tormented by his own doppelgänger.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | song ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs | Rouge et Noir (French) ⓘ |
| appearsInAct | Act I of Les Misérables (stage musical) ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Les Misérables (novel)
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables
|
| characterFeatured |
Enjolras
ⓘ
Les Amis de l’ABC ⓘ Marius Pontmercy ⓘ |
| chronologicallyFollows | In My Life ⓘ |
| chronologicallyPrecedes | Do You Hear the People Sing? ⓘ |
| composer | Claude-Michel Schönberg ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| dramaticPurpose |
develops Marius’s conflict between love and political commitment
ⓘ
develops character of Enjolras as revolutionary leader ⓘ foreshadows June Rebellion and barricade scenes ⓘ |
| englishLyricist | Herbert Kretzmer ⓘ |
| featuredIn | 2012 Les Misérables film adaptation (partly, in altered form) ⓘ |
| genre |
ensemble number
ⓘ
musical theatre song ⓘ |
| hasRepriseOrMotivicLink | Do You Hear the People Sing? ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricist |
Alain Boublil
ⓘ
Jean-Marc Natel ⓘ |
| motif |
black as symbol of mourning and death
ⓘ
red as symbol of blood and revolution ⓘ |
| musicalStyle |
anthemic sections
ⓘ
dramatic chorus ⓘ |
| narrativeFunction |
contrasts revolutionary idealism with romantic love
ⓘ
depicts political debate among students ⓘ |
| notableProduction |
1980 original French production of Les Misérables
ⓘ
1985 West End production of Les Misérables ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables (1985 West End production)
1987 Broadway production of Les Misérables ⓘ |
| originalLanguage | French ⓘ |
| partOf |
Les Misérables (musical)
ⓘ
linked to:
Les Misérables
|
| publisher | Music Theatre International (licensing for stage) ⓘ |
| setting | Café Musain ⓘ |
| structure | ensemble with alternating solo and choral sections ⓘ |
| sungBy |
Enjolras (character)
ⓘ
linked to:
Enjolras
Marius Pontmercy (character) ⓘ
linked to:
Marius Pontmercy
student revolutionaries ⓘ |
| theme |
idealism
ⓘ
revolution ⓘ romantic love ⓘ sacrifice ⓘ youthful rebellion ⓘ |
| workTitleLanguage | English title ⓘ |
| yearOfFirstPerformance | 1980 ⓘ |
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Subject: Red and Black Description of subject: "Red and Black" is a politically charged ensemble song from the musical Les Misérables in which revolutionary students debate idealism, love, and the coming uprising.
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