Giaches de Wert
E141618
Giaches de Wert was a prominent late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer known for his expressive Italian madrigals that helped shape the development of early Baroque music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Giaches de Wert canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
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Target entity: Giaches de Wert Context triple: [Claudio Monteverdi, influencedBy, Giaches de Wert]
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Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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Philippe de Lannoy
Philippe de Lannoy was a 17th-century Walloon Huguenot immigrant to North America who is recognized as the progenitor of the prominent Delano family, from which U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt descended.
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Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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Gijsbrecht van Aemstel
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel is a famous 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel, centered on the fall and exile of a medieval Amsterdam nobleman.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
Target entity: Giaches de Wert Target entity description: Giaches de Wert was a prominent late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer known for his expressive Italian madrigals that helped shape the development of early Baroque music.
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A.
Guido de Brès
Guido de Brès was a 16th-century Reformed theologian and Protestant martyr from the Low Countries, best known for shaping early Calvinist doctrine and dying for his faith during the Spanish persecution.
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B.
Philippe de Lannoy
Philippe de Lannoy was a 17th-century Walloon Huguenot immigrant to North America who is recognized as the progenitor of the prominent Delano family, from which U.S. President Franklin Delano Roosevelt descended.
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C.
Balthasar Gérard
Balthasar Gérard was a French Catholic zealot best known for assassinating William the Silent, leader of the Dutch Revolt, in 1584.
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D.
Simon van Slingelandt
Simon van Slingelandt was an 18th-century Dutch statesman who served as Grand Pensionary of Holland and played a key role in the political affairs of the Dutch Republic.
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E.
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel
Gijsbrecht van Aemstel is a famous 17th-century Dutch tragedy by Joost van den Vondel, centered on the fall and exile of a medieval Amsterdam nobleman.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance composer
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composer ⓘ madrigal composer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activePeriod | late Renaissance ⓘ |
| alternateName |
Giaches Wert
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Jacques de Wert ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Camerino d’Alabastro, Ferrara
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surface form:
Este court in Ferrara
Gonzaga family ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Prince-Bishopric of Liège (de facto influence)
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surface form:
Prince-Bishopric of Liège
Weert NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| birthRegion | Low Countries ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1535 ⓘ |
| contributedTo | transition from Renaissance to early Baroque music ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1596-05-06 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Duchy of Mantua
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Mantua ⓘ |
| employer | Gonzaga court in Mantua ⓘ |
| genre |
madrigal
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mass ⓘ motet ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Carlo Gesualdo
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Claudio Monteverdi ⓘ development of the seconda pratica ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Adrian Willaert
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Cipriano de Rore ⓘ |
| knownFor |
Italian madrigals
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expressive text setting ⓘ influencing early Baroque music ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
Italian
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Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Burgundian School of music
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surface form:
Franco-Flemish School
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| name | Giaches de Wert self-link ⓘ |
| nationality | Franco-Flemish ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Madrigali a cinque voci (various books)
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Madrigali a quattro voci ⓘ Motetti a cinque voci ⓘ |
| occupation | composer ⓘ |
| position | maestro di cappella at the ducal chapel in Mantua ⓘ |
| regionOfActivity | Northern Italy ⓘ |
| schoolOrTradition | Italian madrigal tradition ⓘ |
| style |
dramatic text depiction
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highly expressive ⓘ intense chromaticism ⓘ |
| workedIn |
Ferrara
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Italy ⓘ Mantua ⓘ |
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Referenced by (3)
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