Master of the Children
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Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of the Children canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T404005 — 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: Master of the Children Context triple: [Chapel Royal, employs, Master of the Children]
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A.
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B.
The Twelve
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C.
The Golden Stairs
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D.
The Light
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E.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
- 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: Master of the Children Target entity description: Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
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A.
The Mysterious Mother
The Mysterious Mother is a 1768 Gothic verse drama by Horace Walpole that explores dark themes of incest, guilt, and religious anxiety within an aristocratic family.
-
B.
The Twelve
The Twelve is a collection of twelve shorter prophetic books in the Hebrew Bible, often treated as a single unified work within the Minor Prophets.
-
C.
The Golden Stairs
The Golden Stairs is a celebrated 1880 oil painting by Pre-Raphaelite artist Edward Burne-Jones, depicting a procession of ethereal young women descending a spiral staircase in a dreamlike, symbolist style.
-
D.
The Light
The Light is a notable work by the rapper Common, showcasing his introspective lyricism and soulful, jazz-influenced hip-hop style.
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E.
The Doubtful Heir
The Doubtful Heir is a Caroline-era tragicomedy play by English dramatist James Shirley, centered on courtly intrigue, disputed succession, and romantic entanglements.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court title
ⓘ
ecclesiastical office ⓘ musical office ⓘ |
| appliesToJurisdiction | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| country | England ⓘ |
| employer |
Crown of England
ⓘ
Crown in right of the United Kingdom ⓘ
surface form:
Crown of the United Kingdom
|
| fieldOfWork |
choral music
ⓘ
church music ⓘ music education ⓘ |
| hasDuty |
direction of choral performances at court
ⓘ
discipline of choristers ⓘ musical education of choristers ⓘ overseeing boy choristers ⓘ preparation of music for royal services ⓘ recruitment of choristers ⓘ training boy choristers ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | historically male officeholders ⓘ |
| hasStudent | choristers of the Chapel Royal ⓘ |
| hasTitleStyle | Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal ⓘ |
| inception | Tudor period ⓘ |
| location |
Chapel Royal
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surface form:
Chapel Royal, London
|
| notableOfficeHolder |
Andrew Gant
ⓘ
Charles Andrews ⓘ Christopher Robinson ⓘ George Thalben-Ball ⓘ Henry Purcell ⓘ Huw Williams ⓘ James Nares ⓘ John Blow ⓘ Joseph McHardy ⓘ Nathaniel Giles ⓘ Pelham Humfrey ⓘ Richard Edwards ⓘ Sir Ernest Bullock ⓘ Sir Frederick Bridge ⓘ Sir Walter Parratt ⓘ Thomas Attwood ⓘ William Cornysh ⓘ William Cornysh ⓘ
surface form:
William Cornysh the Younger
William Harris ⓘ |
| partOf |
Chapel Royal
ⓘ
English royal household ⓘ |
| precededBy | informal leadership of Chapel Royal choristers ⓘ |
| religion | Church of England ⓘ |
| residence |
St James's Palace, London
ⓘ
surface form:
St James's Palace
|
| usedBy |
British monarchy
ⓘ
English monarchy ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Master of the Children Description of subject: Master of the Children is the title historically given to the director responsible for training and overseeing the boy choristers of the Chapel Royal in the English royal household.
Referenced by (3)
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