Sacrificial Dance
E752062
Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Sacrificial Dance canonical | 3 |
| Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8676322 — 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: Sacrificial Dance Context triple: [The Rite of Spring, notableSection, Sacrificial Dance]
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A.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
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B.
Ritual of Chüd
The Ritual of Chüd is a mystical, mind-to-mind battle of wills and imagination used in Stephen King’s "It" as the primary method by which the protagonists confront and attempt to defeat the creature.
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C.
Ritual of the Savage
Ritual of the Savage is a 1951 exotica album by composer and bandleader Les Baxter, renowned for its lush orchestral arrangements and influential role in defining the exotica music genre.
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D.
Peresean war dance
Peresean war dance is a traditional Sasak martial-arts performance from Lombok in which fighters duel with rattan sticks and shields to display courage, skill, and cultural pride.
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E.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
- 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: Sacrificial Dance Target entity description: Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
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A.
Dance of Ranyart
Dance of Ranyart is a musical section from Jon Anderson’s progressive rock concept album "Olias of Sunhillow," contributing to its ethereal, narrative-driven soundscape.
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B.
Ritual of Chüd
The Ritual of Chüd is a mystical, mind-to-mind battle of wills and imagination used in Stephen King’s "It" as the primary method by which the protagonists confront and attempt to defeat the creature.
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C.
Ritual of the Savage
Ritual of the Savage is a 1951 exotica album by composer and bandleader Les Baxter, renowned for its lush orchestral arrangements and influential role in defining the exotica music genre.
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D.
Peresean war dance
Peresean war dance is a traditional Sasak martial-arts performance from Lombok in which fighters duel with rattan sticks and shields to display courage, skill, and cultural pride.
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E.
Dance of the Blessed Spirits
Dance of the Blessed Spirits is a serene and lyrical orchestral and flute piece from Christoph Willibald Gluck’s opera *Orphée et Eurydice*, often performed as a standalone concert work.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet excerpt
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musical movement ⓘ orchestral piece ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Danse sacrale
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Sacrificial Dance (The Chosen One) ⓘ
linked to:
Sacrificial Dance
|
| characteristic |
dense orchestration
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extreme rhythmic complexity ⓘ frequent meter changes ⓘ high dynamic intensity ⓘ irregular accents ⓘ ostinato patterns ⓘ violent orchestral sonorities ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| depicts |
chosen maiden dancing herself to death
ⓘ
human sacrifice ⓘ pagan ritual ⓘ |
| dramaticFunction | climactic finale of The Rite of Spring ⓘ |
| followsInWork | Ritual of the Ancestors ⓘ |
| genre |
20th-century classical music
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ballet music ⓘ |
| hasSubject | The Chosen One ⓘ |
| influenced |
film and media scoring techniques for violent climaxes
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later 20th-century ballet music ⓘ |
| key | no fixed key center ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | English ⓘ |
| movementNumber | 2 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
influence on 20th-century rhythm in classical music
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innovative rhythmic structure ⓘ technical difficulty for orchestra ⓘ |
| orchestration | large symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalBalletCompany | Ballets Russes ⓘ |
| originalChoreographer | Vaslav Nijinsky ⓘ |
| originalConductor | Pierre Monteux ⓘ |
| originalLanguageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| partOf | The Rite of Spring ⓘ |
| partOfAct | Part II: The Sacrifice ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
concert performance of The Rite of Spring
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staged ballet performance of The Rite of Spring ⓘ |
| positionInWork | final section ⓘ |
| precedesInWork | none ⓘ |
| premieredAsPartOf | The Rite of Spring premiere in Paris ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 29 May 1913 ⓘ |
| premierePlace |
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées, Paris
ⓘ
linked to:
Théâtre des Champs-Élysées
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| sectionOfScore | The Sacrifice ⓘ |
| style |
modernist
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primitivist ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | very fast and driving ⓘ |
| tonalLanguage | highly dissonant ⓘ |
| workTitle | Sacrificial Dance ⓘ |
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Input
Subject: Sacrificial Dance Description of subject: Sacrificial Dance is the violently intense, climactic final section of Igor Stravinsky’s ballet *The Rite of Spring*, depicting a chosen maiden dancing herself to death in a pagan ritual.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Sacrificial Dance