L’Ascension
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L’Ascension is a four-movement orchestral and organ work by French composer Olivier Messiaen that reflects his deeply spiritual, Catholic mysticism through luminous, harmonically rich soundscapes.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L’Ascension canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: L’Ascension Context triple: [Olivier Messiaen, notableWork, L’Ascension]
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A.
The Ascension
The Ascension is a 2020 studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens that explores themes of anxiety, faith, and modern disillusionment through expansive electronic art-pop.
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B.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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D.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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E.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
- 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: L’Ascension Target entity description: L’Ascension is a four-movement orchestral and organ work by French composer Olivier Messiaen that reflects his deeply spiritual, Catholic mysticism through luminous, harmonically rich soundscapes.
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A.
The Ascension
The Ascension is a 2020 studio album by American musician Sufjan Stevens that explores themes of anxiety, faith, and modern disillusionment through expansive electronic art-pop.
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B.
Ascension
Ascension is a major Christian feast commemorating Jesus Christ’s bodily ascent into heaven 40 days after his resurrection.
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C.
Ascension
Ascension is a major EVE Online expansion that introduced free-to-play "Alpha" clone states and overhauled the game's new player experience.
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D.
Descent of the Holy Spirit
The Descent of the Holy Spirit is the Pentecost event in Christian belief when the Holy Spirit came upon the apostles, empowering them to preach and marking the birth of the Church.
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E.
The Resurrection
The Resurrection is a studio album by British rapper Bugzy Malone that showcases his gritty lyricism and autobiographical storytelling over dark, cinematic production.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (39)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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organ work ⓘ |
| composer | Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
sacred music
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symphonic work ⓘ |
| hasDedication | religious subject of the Ascension ⓘ |
| hasLanguageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| hasMood |
exultant
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meditative ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel
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Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père ⓘ Prière du Christ montant vers son Père ⓘ Transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne ⓘ |
| hasMovementOrder |
Alléluias sereins d’une âme qui désire le ciel is movement 2
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Majesté du Christ demandant sa gloire à son Père is movement 1 ⓘ Prière du Christ montant vers son Père is movement 4 ⓘ Transports de joie d’une âme devant la gloire du Christ qui est la sienne is movement 3 ⓘ |
| hasTitleTranslation | The Ascension ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
orchestral version of L’Ascension
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organ version of L’Ascension ⓘ |
| inspiredBy |
Biblical texts
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Catholic liturgy ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
pipe organ
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symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| movementCount | 4 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
expression of spiritual contemplation
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luminous, harmonically rich soundscapes ⓘ |
| period | early career of Olivier Messiaen ⓘ |
| religiousContext |
Catholicism
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linked to:
Roman Catholicism
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| religiousFeastDepicted |
Feast of the Ascension
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linked to:
Ascension Day
|
| style |
20th-century classical music
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coloristic orchestration ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ |
| theme |
Ascension of Christ
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linked to:
Ascension of Jesus
Christian mysticism ⓘ |
| usesTechnique |
extended chords
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non-functional harmony ⓘ rich orchestral timbres ⓘ |
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