Jean Langlais
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Jean Langlais was a 20th-century French composer and organist renowned for his liturgical works and improvisations, particularly associated with the organ of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Jean Langlais canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11163143 — 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: Jean Langlais Context triple: [Paul Dukas, taught, Jean Langlais]
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A.
Bernard Langlais
Bernard Langlais was an American artist best known for his large-scale wooden sculptures and reliefs, often depicting animals and figures in a bold, rustic style.
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B.
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his visually rich collaborations with director Steven Spielberg on films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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C.
Marcel Fournier
Marcel Fournier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour, a pioneer of the modern hypermarket concept.
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D.
Jean Dorat
Jean Dorat was a 16th-century French humanist scholar and poet, renowned as a leading figure of the Pléiade and an influential teacher of major Renaissance poets.
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E.
Jean Fournet
Jean Fournet was a distinguished French conductor renowned for his interpretations of French repertoire and his leadership of major European orchestras in the mid-20th century.
- 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: Jean Langlais Target entity description: Jean Langlais was a 20th-century French composer and organist renowned for his liturgical works and improvisations, particularly associated with the organ of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris.
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A.
Bernard Langlais
Bernard Langlais was an American artist best known for his large-scale wooden sculptures and reliefs, often depicting animals and figures in a bold, rustic style.
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B.
Allen Daviau
Allen Daviau was an acclaimed American cinematographer best known for his visually rich collaborations with director Steven Spielberg on films such as E.T. the Extra-Terrestrial.
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C.
Marcel Fournier
Marcel Fournier was a French businessman best known as a co-founder of the multinational retail corporation Carrefour, a pioneer of the modern hypermarket concept.
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D.
Jean Dorat
Jean Dorat was a 16th-century French humanist scholar and poet, renowned as a leading figure of the Pléiade and an influential teacher of major Renaissance poets.
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E.
Jean Fournet
Jean Fournet was a distinguished French conductor renowned for his interpretations of French repertoire and his leadership of major European orchestras in the mid-20th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
composer
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human ⓘ music educator ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | Grand Prix de la Ville de Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | cardiovascular disease ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | France ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1907-02-15 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1991-05-08 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Conservatoire de Paris
NERFINISHED
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Institut National des Jeunes Aveugles, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| employer | Basilique Sainte-Clotilde, Paris NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| endTime | 1988 (organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris) ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Breton ⓘ |
| familyName | Langlais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
organ music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | Jean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasDisability | blindness ⓘ |
| instrument | pipe organ ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | French ⓘ |
| movement | 20th-century classical music ⓘ |
| name | Jean Langlais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableFor |
liturgical organ works
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modal and polytonal harmonic language ⓘ organ improvisation ⓘ use of Gregorian chant in composition ⓘ |
| notableStudent | Marie-Louise Langlais NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Cinq Méditations sur l’Apocalypse
NERFINISHED
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Messe solennelle NERFINISHED ⓘ Missa in simplicitate NERFINISHED ⓘ Neuf Pièces NERFINISHED ⓘ Suite Médiévale NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Deum (for organ) NERFINISHED ⓘ Trois Paraphrases grégoriennes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
music teacher ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | La Fontenelle, Ille-et-Vilaine, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Paris
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surface form:
Paris, France
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| positionHeld | organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| startTime | 1945 (organist of Sainte-Clotilde, Paris) ⓘ |
| studentOf |
André Marchal
NERFINISHED
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Charles Tournemire NERFINISHED ⓘ Marcel Dupré NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul Dukas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| workLocation | Paris, France NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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Subject: Jean Langlais Description of subject: Jean Langlais was a 20th-century French composer and organist renowned for his liturgical works and improvisations, particularly associated with the organ of Sainte-Clotilde in Paris.
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