Thomas Weelkes
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Thomas Weelkes was an English Renaissance composer and organist best known for his expressive madrigals and sacred choral music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Thomas Weelkes canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11417609 — 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: Thomas Weelkes Context triple: [Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal, notableMember, Thomas Weelkes]
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A.
Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was a prominent late Tudor and early Stuart English composer, organist, and virginalist known for his sacred choral music and keyboard works.
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B.
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley was a prominent English Renaissance composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his influential madrigals and contributions to Elizabethan secular music.
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C.
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis was a seminal 16th-century English composer renowned for his sacred choral music and lasting influence on later composers.
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D.
William Byrd
William Byrd was a prominent English Renaissance composer and organist known for his influential sacred and secular vocal music.
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E.
John Blow
John Blow was a prominent 17th-century English Baroque composer and organist, best known as a teacher of Henry Purcell and a leading figure in the Chapel Royal.
- 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: Thomas Weelkes Target entity description: Thomas Weelkes was an English Renaissance composer and organist best known for his expressive madrigals and sacred choral music.
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A.
Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was a prominent late Tudor and early Stuart English composer, organist, and virginalist known for his sacred choral music and keyboard works.
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B.
Thomas Morley
Thomas Morley was a prominent English Renaissance composer, organist, and music theorist best known for his influential madrigals and contributions to Elizabethan secular music.
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C.
Thomas Tallis
Thomas Tallis was a seminal 16th-century English composer renowned for his sacred choral music and lasting influence on later composers.
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D.
William Byrd
William Byrd was a prominent English Renaissance composer and organist known for his influential sacred and secular vocal music.
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E.
John Blow
John Blow was a prominent 17th-century English Baroque composer and organist, best known as a teacher of Henry Purcell and a leading figure in the Chapel Royal.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Renaissance composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | early 17th century ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | late 16th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | Kingdom of England ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | circa 1576 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1623 ⓘ |
| employer | Chichester Cathedral NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | English ⓘ |
| familyName | Weelkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
church music
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secular vocal music ⓘ |
| genre |
anthem
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madrigal ⓘ sacred choral music ⓘ service music ⓘ |
| givenName | Thomas NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | later English choral composers ⓘ |
| influencedBy | Italian madrigal tradition ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement |
English Madrigal School
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
English Renaissance NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| name | Thomas Weelkes NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Anglican church anthems
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English madrigals ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Alleluia, I Heard a Voice
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
As Vesta Was from Latmos Hill Descending NERFINISHED ⓘ Hosanna to the Son of David NERFINISHED ⓘ O Lord, Arise NERFINISHED ⓘ When David Heard NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
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organist ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
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Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of England
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
London, England ⓘ
surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | organist of Chichester Cathedral ⓘ |
| publishedIn | The Triumphes of Oriana NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religion | Anglicanism NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| style |
expressive chromaticism
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polyphony ⓘ word painting ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Chichester
NERFINISHED
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Sussex NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Thomas Weelkes Description of subject: Thomas Weelkes was an English Renaissance composer and organist best known for his expressive madrigals and sacred choral music.
Referenced by (1)
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