La Péri
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La Péri is a short, one-act ballet by French composer Paul Dukas, best known for its lush, impressionistic orchestral score and exotic, Persian-inspired narrative.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| La Péri canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11163150 — 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: La Péri Context triple: [Paul Dukas, composed, La Péri]
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Énée
Énée is the French name for Aeneas, the Trojan hero of classical mythology and central figure of Virgil’s Aeneid, renowned for his piety and role as legendary ancestor of the Romans.
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Thalassa
Thalassa is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, personifying the sea itself and associated with the origins of marine life.
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Thalassa
Thalassa is a small, inner irregularly shaped moon of Neptune that orbits close to the planet within its ring system.
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Gouais
Gouais is an ancient white wine grape variety historically important as a parent of many classic European grape cultivars.
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Gouin
Gouin is a French surname most notably associated with Félix Gouin, a mid-20th-century French socialist politician and former head of government.
- 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: La Péri Target entity description: La Péri is a short, one-act ballet by French composer Paul Dukas, best known for its lush, impressionistic orchestral score and exotic, Persian-inspired narrative.
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A.
Énée
Énée is the French name for Aeneas, the Trojan hero of classical mythology and central figure of Virgil’s Aeneid, renowned for his piety and role as legendary ancestor of the Romans.
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B.
Thalassa
Thalassa is a primordial sea goddess in Greek mythology, personifying the sea itself and associated with the origins of marine life.
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C.
Thalassa
Thalassa is a small, inner irregularly shaped moon of Neptune that orbits close to the planet within its ring system.
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D.
Gouais
Gouais is an ancient white wine grape variety historically important as a parent of many classic European grape cultivars.
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E.
Gouin
Gouin is a French surname most notably associated with Félix Gouin, a mid-20th-century French socialist politician and former head of government.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ballet
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one-act ballet ⓘ stage work ⓘ |
| basedOn | mythological themes ⓘ |
| catalogStatus | one of the few surviving major works by Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| choreographicForm | classical ballet with exotic elements ⓘ |
| composer | Paul Dukas ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | France ⓘ |
| genre |
ballet
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orchestral dance work ⓘ |
| hasCharacter |
Iskender (the mortal hero)
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the Péri ⓘ |
| hasPart | Fanfare pour précéder La Péri ⓘ |
| historicalContext | French music of the pre–World War I era ⓘ |
| intendedMedium |
concert performance (orchestral score)
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theatrical performance ⓘ |
| languageOfTitle | French ⓘ |
| movementType | continuous symphonic ballet ⓘ |
| narrativeInfluence |
Orientalist themes
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Persian legend ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
colorful woodwind writing
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exotic, Persian-inspired atmosphere ⓘ expressive string writing ⓘ lush orchestration ⓘ prominent brass fanfares ⓘ rich harmonic language ⓘ |
| orchestration | large orchestra ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in concert without staging ⓘ |
| period | early 20th century ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1912 ⓘ |
| premierePlace | Paris ⓘ |
| reception |
admired for its orchestration
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considered a showpiece for orchestra ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Fanfare pour précéder La Péri ⓘ |
| structure |
one act
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single continuous ballet ⓘ |
| style |
Impressionistic
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late Romantic ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
a mortal seeking the flower of immortality
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encounter with a Péri (fairy-like spirit) ⓘ |
| theme |
encounter between human and supernatural being
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quest for immortality ⓘ renunciation and sacrifice ⓘ |
| timePeriodOfComposition | early 1910s ⓘ |
| workNumberInComposerOutput | one of Paul Dukas’s last major works ⓘ |
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Subject: La Péri Description of subject: La Péri is a short, one-act ballet by French composer Paul Dukas, best known for its lush, impressionistic orchestral score and exotic, Persian-inspired narrative.
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