Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
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Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Le Martyre de saint Sébastien canonical | 2 |
| Paraphrase sur "Le martyre de Saint Sébastien" | 1 |
| The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2385272 — 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 Martyre de saint Sébastien Context triple: [Claude Debussy, notableWork, Le Martyre de saint Sébastien]
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A.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
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D.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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E.
the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
- 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 Martyre de saint Sébastien Target entity description: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
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A.
The Taking of Christ
The Taking of Christ is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the arrest of Jesus in the Garden of Gethsemane, renowned for its intense chiaroscuro and emotional realism.
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B.
The Martyr
"The Martyr" is a short story by Japanese author Ryūnosuke Akutagawa that explores themes of faith, identity, and cultural conflict in a Christian context in feudal Japan.
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C.
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter
The Crucifixion of Saint Peter is a dramatic Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the apostle Peter being nailed to an inverted cross with intense realism and stark chiaroscuro.
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D.
Death of the Virgin
Death of the Virgin is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the Virgin Mary's death with stark realism and dramatic chiaroscuro, notable for its emotional intensity and controversial naturalism.
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E.
the Martyrs
The Martyrs are early Christians who suffered persecution and death for their faith, venerated as holy witnesses and often commemorated collectively in church dedications and liturgy.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
musical mystery play
ⓘ
stage work with music ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| authorOfText |
Gabriele D’Annunzio
ⓘ
linked to:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
|
| basedOn | legend of Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Ida Rubinstein ⓘ |
| composer | Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| featuresCharacter | Saint Sebastian ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceYear | 1911 ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet-pantomime
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mystery play ⓘ symbolist drama ⓘ |
| hasAdaptation | orchestral suites from Le Martyre de saint Sébastien ⓘ |
| hasIncidentalMusic | music by Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| hasInstrumentalForces | orchestra ⓘ |
| hasPart |
Act I
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Act II ⓘ Act III ⓘ Act IV ⓘ Prologue ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
mysticism
ⓘ
spiritual transformation ⓘ |
| hasVocalForces |
chorus
ⓘ
solo voices ⓘ |
| intendedPerformer | Ida Rubinstein ⓘ |
| languageOfLibrettoOrText | French ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Impressionism ⓘ |
| notableFor |
fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral music
ⓘ
mystical atmosphere ⓘ |
| orchestrationBy | Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| originalMedium | stage ⓘ |
| partOfComposerOeuvre | stage works of Claude Debussy ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1911 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| premiereTheatre |
Théâtre du Châtelet
ⓘ
linked to:
Théâtre du Châtelet, Paris
|
| religiousContext |
Catholicism
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| setting |
ancient Rome
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Antiquity
|
| style | symbolism ⓘ |
| subject |
Christian martyrdom
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religious ecstasy ⓘ |
| textBy |
Gabriele D’Annunzio
ⓘ
linked to:
Gabriele D'Annunzio
|
| workTitleInEnglish |
The Martyrdom of Saint Sebastian
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linked to:
Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
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| workTitleInFrench | Le Martyre de saint Sébastien ⓘ |
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Subject: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien Description of subject: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien is a 1911 musical mystery play with incidental music by Claude Debussy, notable for its symbolist, mystical atmosphere and fusion of drama, dance, and orchestral writing.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien
linked to: Le Martyre de saint Sébastien