Figure humaine
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Figure humaine is a 1943 cantata for double mixed choir by Francis Poulenc, renowned for its a cappella setting of Paul Éluard’s Resistance poems and its powerful anti-war, pro-freedom message.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Figure humaine canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8107171 — 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: Figure humaine Context triple: [Francis Poulenc, notableWork, Figure humaine]
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A.
Fillion
Fillion is the surname of Canadian-American actor Nathan Fillion, best known for his leading roles in the television series "Firefly" and "Castle."
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B.
Le Pouce
Le Pouce is a famous oversized bronze sculpture of a human thumb by French artist César Baldaccini, emblematic of his fascination with everyday forms and monumental scale.
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C.
Feuillant
The Feuillants were a moderate monarchist political faction during the French Revolution that supported a constitutional monarchy and opposed the more radical Jacobins.
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D.
Filibe
Filibe is the Turkish name for the historic city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe.
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E.
Mahoudeau
Mahoudeau is a sculptor character in Émile Zola’s novel "L’Œuvre," representing the struggles and ideals of avant-garde artists in 19th-century Paris.
- 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: Figure humaine Target entity description: Figure humaine is a 1943 cantata for double mixed choir by Francis Poulenc, renowned for its a cappella setting of Paul Éluard’s Resistance poems and its powerful anti-war, pro-freedom message.
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A.
Fillion
Fillion is the surname of Canadian-American actor Nathan Fillion, best known for his leading roles in the television series "Firefly" and "Castle."
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B.
Le Pouce
Le Pouce is a famous oversized bronze sculpture of a human thumb by French artist César Baldaccini, emblematic of his fascination with everyday forms and monumental scale.
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C.
Feuillant
The Feuillants were a moderate monarchist political faction during the French Revolution that supported a constitutional monarchy and opposed the more radical Jacobins.
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D.
Filibe
Filibe is the Turkish name for the historic city of Plovdiv in Bulgaria, one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in Europe.
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E.
Mahoudeau
Mahoudeau is a sculptor character in Émile Zola’s novel "L’Œuvre," representing the struggles and ideals of avant-garde artists in 19th-century Paris.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf | cantata ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
anti-war message
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freedom ⓘ resistance ⓘ |
| composer | Francis Poulenc ⓘ |
| composerNationality | French ⓘ |
| compositionPlace | occupied France ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Paul Éluard ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceLanguage | French ⓘ |
| genre | a cappella choral music ⓘ |
| hasForm | multi-movement cantata ⓘ |
| hasKeyMovementFunction | final hymn to liberty ⓘ |
| hasMovement |
Aussi bas que le silence
ⓘ
De tous les printemps du monde ⓘ En chantant les servantes s’élancent ⓘ La menace sous le ciel rouge ⓘ Le jour m’étonne et la nuit me fait peur ⓘ Liberté ⓘ Riant du ciel et des planètes ⓘ Toi ma patiente ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | major choral work of the French Resistance era ⓘ |
| isA cappella | yes ⓘ |
| language | French ⓘ |
| movementCount | 8 ⓘ |
| notableFor |
complex double-choir writing
ⓘ
intense expressive text setting ⓘ |
| notableMovement | Liberté ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | 12 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| politicalContext |
French Resistance during World War II
ⓘ
linked to:
French Resistance
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| requiresAccompaniment | no ⓘ |
| scoring | double mixed choir ⓘ |
| style | French modernist choral style ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | human figure as symbol of liberty ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Paul Éluard ⓘ |
| textSource | Resistance poems by Paul Éluard ⓘ |
| textTheme |
hope
ⓘ
human dignity ⓘ opposition to oppression ⓘ |
| textType | lyric poetry ⓘ |
| usesPoem |
Liberté by Paul Éluard
ⓘ
linked to:
Poésie ininterrompue
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| vocalForces | SATB double choir ⓘ |
| yearComposed | 1943 ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Figure humaine Description of subject: Figure humaine is a 1943 cantata for double mixed choir by Francis Poulenc, renowned for its a cappella setting of Paul Éluard’s Resistance poems and its powerful anti-war, pro-freedom message.
Referenced by (1)
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