Hymnus Paradisi
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Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Hymnus Paradisi canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1754233 — 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: Hymnus Paradisi Context triple: [Herbert Howells, notableWork, Hymnus Paradisi]
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A.
Canticle of the Sun
Canticle of the Sun is a 13th-century religious poem by St. Francis of Assisi that praises God through the elements of creation, such as Brother Sun and Sister Moon.
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B.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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C.
Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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D.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Benedicite
Benedicite is a traditional Christian canticle of praise, derived from the Song of the Three Holy Youths and used in various liturgical services.
- 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: Hymnus Paradisi Target entity description: Hymnus Paradisi is a large-scale choral-orchestral work by English composer Herbert Howells, renowned for its deeply expressive, elegiac character and rich, modal harmonies.
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A.
Canticle of the Sun
Canticle of the Sun is a 13th-century religious poem by St. Francis of Assisi that praises God through the elements of creation, such as Brother Sun and Sister Moon.
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B.
Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
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C.
Sublimis Deus
Sublimis Deus is a 1537 papal bull by Pope Paul III that declared the indigenous peoples of the Americas to be rational humans with souls who must not be enslaved.
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D.
Pastor aeternus
Pastor aeternus is the 1870 dogmatic constitution of the First Vatican Council that definitively articulated the doctrine of papal primacy and infallibility in the Roman Catholic Church.
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E.
Benedicite
Benedicite is a traditional Christian canticle of praise, derived from the Song of the Three Holy Youths and used in various liturgical services.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
choral-orchestral work
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requiem-like work ⓘ |
| character |
deeply expressive
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elegiac ⓘ |
| composer | Herbert Howells ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateCompleted | 1938 ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1936 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Michael Howells ⓘ |
| form | multi-movement work ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
ⓘ
orchestral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
consolation in grief
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hope of eternal life ⓘ |
| inCatalogueOf | Herbert Howells works ⓘ |
| influencedBy | English cathedral music tradition ⓘ |
| inspiredBy | death of Michael Howells ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| movement |
Holy is the true light
ⓘ
I will lift up mine eyes ⓘ Preludio ⓘ Introitus: Requiem aeternam ⓘ
surface form:
Requiem aeternam
Sanctus ⓘ Psalm 23 (The Lord Is My Shepherd) ⓘ
surface form:
The Lord is my shepherd
|
| notableRecording |
City of London Sinfonia
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surface form:
Richard Hickox – City of London Sinfonia
Choir of King's College, Cambridge ⓘ
surface form:
Sir David Willcocks – Choir of King’s College, Cambridge
Vernon Handley – London Philharmonic Orchestra ⓘ |
| numberOfMovements | 6 ⓘ |
| period | 20th-century music ⓘ |
| premiereConductor | Herbert Sumsion ⓘ |
| premiereDate | 1950 ⓘ |
| premiereEvent | Three Choirs Festival ⓘ |
| premiereLocation | Gloucester Cathedral ⓘ |
| publisher | Novello ⓘ |
| scoring |
full orchestra
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mixed chorus ⓘ organ (optional) ⓘ soprano solo ⓘ tenor solo ⓘ |
| style |
English choral tradition
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late-Romantic idiom ⓘ modal harmony ⓘ |
| textSource |
Book of Common Prayer
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Latin Requiem Mass ⓘ
surface form:
Latin Mass for the Dead
Psalms ⓘ |
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