Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone
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"Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone" is a lively English madrigal by Renaissance composer John Farmer, celebrated for its playful word painting and pastoral text.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8888597 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone Context triple: [John Farmer (composer), notableWork, Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone]
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Sylvia’s
Sylvia’s is a famed soul food restaurant in Harlem, New York City, renowned for its Southern cuisine and cultural significance in the neighborhood.
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Sylvia
Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "from the forest" or "of the woods."
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Sylvia
Sylvia is a key character in the film "The Truman Show," a woman who tries to reveal the truth to Truman about his manufactured reality and becomes his inspiration to escape.
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Sylvia
"Sylvia" is a biographical drama film about poet Sylvia Plath, focusing on her turbulent marriage to Ted Hughes and her creative and emotional struggles.
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She Has Her Mother’s Laugh
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- 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: Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone Target entity description: "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone" is a lively English madrigal by Renaissance composer John Farmer, celebrated for its playful word painting and pastoral text.
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A.
Sylvia’s
Sylvia’s is a famed soul food restaurant in Harlem, New York City, renowned for its Southern cuisine and cultural significance in the neighborhood.
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B.
Sylvia
Sylvia is a feminine given name of Latin origin meaning "from the forest" or "of the woods."
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C.
Sylvia
Sylvia is a key character in the film "The Truman Show," a woman who tries to reveal the truth to Truman about his manufactured reality and becomes his inspiration to escape.
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D.
Sylvia
"Sylvia" is a biographical drama film about poet Sylvia Plath, focusing on her turbulent marriage to Ted Hughes and her creative and emotional struggles.
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E.
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh
She Has Her Mother’s Laugh is a popular science book by Carl Zimmer that explores the history, science, and cultural impact of heredity and genetics.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (40)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
madrigal
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vocal composition ⓘ |
| approximateCompositionDate | late 16th century ⓘ |
| cataloguedAs | Fair Phyllis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centuryOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| character |
Amyntas
NERFINISHED
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Phyllis NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| composer | John Farmer NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| educationalUse |
common piece in choral pedagogy
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example of Renaissance word painting ⓘ |
| feature |
pastoral text
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word painting ⓘ |
| form | through-composed ⓘ |
| genre | Renaissance madrigal ⓘ |
| hasTitleVariant |
Fair Phyllis
NERFINISHED
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Fair Phyllis I Saw Sitting All Alone NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyIncludedIn | Renaissance madrigal anthologies ⓘ |
| isFrequentlyPerformedBy |
chamber choirs
ⓘ
early music ensembles ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| lyricTheme | shepherdess and lover ⓘ |
| musicalEra | Late Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
contrasts between homophony and polyphony
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playful musical depiction of text ⓘ use of ascending and descending melodic lines to paint words ⓘ |
| originalMedium | unaccompanied voices ⓘ |
| performancePractice | a cappella ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | English Renaissance music tradition ⓘ |
| style | lively ⓘ |
| subjectMatter | pastoral love story ⓘ |
| tempoCharacter | lively ⓘ |
| textOpening | Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone ⓘ |
| textType | secular ⓘ |
| texture |
imitative
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polyphonic ⓘ |
| typicalDuration | short ⓘ |
| vocalForces |
SATB
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mixed voices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone Description of subject: "Fair Phyllis I saw sitting all alone" is a lively English madrigal by Renaissance composer John Farmer, celebrated for its playful word painting and pastoral text.
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