L’apprenti sorcier
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L’apprenti sorcier is a famous symphonic scherzo by French composer Paul Dukas, best known today for its depiction of a runaway magic broom and its prominent use in Disney’s Fantasia.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| L’apprenti sorcier canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11163134 — 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’apprenti sorcier Context triple: [Paul Dukas, notableWork, L’apprenti sorcier]
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A.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series, introducing the young wizard Harry and his early adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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B.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) is J.K. Rowling's debut fantasy book that introduces the young wizard Harry Potter and his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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C.
The Philosopher’s Stone
The Philosopher’s Stone is an influential occult text by Israel Regardie that explores practical alchemy and spiritual transformation within the Western esoteric tradition.
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Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express is the iconic scarlet steam train in the Harry Potter series that transports students between London’s King’s Cross Station and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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E.
Order of Wizards
The Order of Wizards is a group of powerful, angelic-like beings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, sent to guide and assist its peoples against the threat of Sauron.
- 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’apprenti sorcier Target entity description: L’apprenti sorcier is a famous symphonic scherzo by French composer Paul Dukas, best known today for its depiction of a runaway magic broom and its prominent use in Disney’s Fantasia.
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A.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone is the first film in the Harry Potter series, introducing the young wizard Harry and his early adventures at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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B.
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel)
Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone (novel) is J.K. Rowling's debut fantasy book that introduces the young wizard Harry Potter and his first year at Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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C.
The Philosopher’s Stone
The Philosopher’s Stone is an influential occult text by Israel Regardie that explores practical alchemy and spiritual transformation within the Western esoteric tradition.
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D.
Hogwarts Express
The Hogwarts Express is the iconic scarlet steam train in the Harry Potter series that transports students between London’s King’s Cross Station and Hogwarts School of Witchcraft and Wizardry.
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E.
Order of Wizards
The Order of Wizards is a group of powerful, angelic-like beings in J.R.R. Tolkien’s Middle-earth, sent to guide and assist its peoples against the threat of Sauron.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
orchestral work
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symphonic scherzo ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Walt Disney ⓘ |
| basedOn | Der Zauberlehrling ⓘ |
| basedOnAuthor | Johann Wolfgang von Goethe ⓘ |
| catalogueStatus | most famous work by Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| compositionDate | 1896 ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| culturalImpact | iconic musical depiction of magical mischief ⓘ |
| featuredIn |
Fantasia
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Fantasia 2000 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1897 ⓘ |
| genre |
program music
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scherzo ⓘ |
| includedInRepertoire | standard symphonic repertoire ⓘ |
| influencedBy | German Romantic literature ⓘ |
| key | A minor ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| narrativeTheme | apprentice magician loses control of magic ⓘ |
| notableConductor | Leopold Stokowski ⓘ |
| notableInstrumentalFeature |
colorful woodwind writing
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prominent use of bassoons ⓘ vivid orchestral effects ⓘ |
| notableMotif | runaway magic broom ⓘ |
| notableUse |
Disney film Fantasia
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linked to:
Fantasia
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| orchestration | full symphony orchestra ⓘ |
| originalTitle | L’apprenti sorcier ⓘ |
| period | late Romantic ⓘ |
| premiereCountry | France ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Paris ⓘ |
| publisher | Durand ⓘ |
| structure | single-movement work ⓘ |
| style |
colorful orchestration
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humorous tone ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | magic gone wrong ⓘ |
| tempoCharacteristic | scherzando ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | The Sorcerer’s Apprentice ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | about 10 minutes ⓘ |
| workNumber | Op. (without opus number, often listed as no-opus) ⓘ |
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Subject: L’apprenti sorcier Description of subject: L’apprenti sorcier is a famous symphonic scherzo by French composer Paul Dukas, best known today for its depiction of a runaway magic broom and its prominent use in Disney’s Fantasia.
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