L'Histoire du soldat
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L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| L'Histoire du soldat canonical | 5 |
| L’Histoire du soldat | 2 |
| the Soldier (L'Histoire du soldat) | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2859926 — 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: L'Histoire du soldat Context triple: [Igor Stravinsky, notableWork, L'Histoire du soldat]
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A.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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B.
La Chêneraie
La Chêneraie is a residential neighborhood within the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1929 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and Parisian setting.
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D.
Mémoires de guerre
Mémoires de guerre is Charles de Gaulle’s famous three-volume autobiographical account of his role in World War II and the Free French movement.
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E.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
- 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'Histoire du soldat Target entity description: L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.
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A.
Drôle de guerre
Drôle de guerre is the term for the early phase of World War II on the Western Front marked by little active fighting despite the formal state of war between the Allies and Germany.
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B.
La Chêneraie
La Chêneraie is a residential neighborhood within the municipality of Chêne-Bougeries in the canton of Geneva, Switzerland.
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C.
Fifty Million Frenchmen
Fifty Million Frenchmen is a 1929 Broadway musical comedy with music and lyrics by Cole Porter, known for its witty songs and Parisian setting.
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D.
Mémoires de guerre
Mémoires de guerre is Charles de Gaulle’s famous three-volume autobiographical account of his role in World War II and the Free French movement.
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E.
L’Aube
L’Aube is the original French title of Elie Wiesel’s novel "Dawn," which explores a young Holocaust survivor’s moral struggle as he prepares to execute a British officer in postwar Palestine.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
chamber music piece
ⓘ
melodrama ⓘ theatrical work ⓘ |
| antagonist |
the devil
ⓘ
linked to:
the Devil
|
| authorOfText | Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz ⓘ |
| basedOn | Faust legend ⓘ |
| commissionedBy | Werner Reinhart ⓘ |
| composer | Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| duration | approximately 50 minutes ⓘ |
| features |
actors
ⓘ
dancers ⓘ narrator ⓘ |
| firstConductor | Ernest Ansermet ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet with narration
ⓘ
theatrical music ⓘ |
| hasVersion |
concert suite for orchestra
ⓘ
suite for violin, clarinet, and piano ⓘ |
| historicalContext | World War I ⓘ |
| includesCharacter |
the Devil
ⓘ
the Narrator ⓘ the Princess ⓘ |
| instrumentation |
bassoon
ⓘ
clarinet ⓘ cornet or trumpet ⓘ double bass ⓘ percussion ⓘ piano ⓘ trombone ⓘ violin ⓘ |
| intendedFor | small touring ensemble ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| mainCharacter | a soldier ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | Faustian bargain ⓘ |
| notableMovement |
Ragtime
ⓘ
Tango ⓘ Waltz ⓘ
linked to:
Viennese waltz
|
| periodOfComposition | 1917–1918 ⓘ |
| placeInOeuvre | early neoclassical work by Igor Stravinsky ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | Switzerland ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1918-09-28 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Lausanne ⓘ |
| publisher | Chester Music ⓘ |
| setting | rural environment during wartime ⓘ |
| structure | music, narration, and dance ⓘ |
| style |
influenced by jazz
ⓘ
influenced by popular dance forms ⓘ neoclassical ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Input
Subject: L'Histoire du soldat Description of subject: L'Histoire du soldat is a theatrical work by Igor Stravinsky that combines music, narration, and dance to tell a Faustian tale of a soldier who bargains with the devil.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Swiss writer Charles-Ferdinand Ramuz
linked to: L'Histoire du soldat
subject linked to:
the Princess
subject linked to:
the Princess
linked to: L'Histoire du soldat
subject linked to:
the Narrator
linked to: L'Histoire du soldat