Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)

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Anglican canticle setting choral composition

Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) is a celebrated choral setting of the Anglican evening canticles composed by Herbert Howells for the choir of King’s College, Cambridge.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) canonical	1
Herbert Howells’ Collegium Regale series	1
Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1754235 — 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: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) 
Context triple: [Herbert Howells, notableWork, Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) ]

A. Missa cantata
Missa cantata is a form of the traditional Latin Mass that is sung with chant and music but celebrated without the full ceremonial of a Solemn High Mass.
B. Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
C. Te Deum ecuménico
El Te Deum ecuménico es una ceremonia religiosa interconfesional celebrada en Chile para agradecer y pedir por la nación en el marco de las Fiestas Patrias.
D. Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
E. Musical Offering
Musical Offering is a renowned collection of canons, fugues, and a trio sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on a theme provided by Frederick the Great and celebrated for its intricate contrapuntal writing.
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: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) 
Target entity description: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) is a celebrated choral setting of the Anglican evening canticles composed by Herbert Howells for the choir of King’s College, Cambridge.

A. Missa cantata
Missa cantata is a form of the traditional Latin Mass that is sung with chant and music but celebrated without the full ceremonial of a Solemn High Mass.
B. Te Deum
Te Deum is a traditional Christian hymn of praise and thanksgiving, historically used in liturgical celebrations and special religious or civic ceremonies.
C. Te Deum ecuménico
El Te Deum ecuménico es una ceremonia religiosa interconfesional celebrada en Chile para agradecer y pedir por la nación en el marco de las Fiestas Patrias.
D. Graduale Romanum
The Graduale Romanum is the principal liturgical book of the Roman Catholic Church containing the official collection of Gregorian chant for the Mass.
E. Musical Offering
Musical Offering is a renowned collection of canons, fugues, and a trio sonata by Johann Sebastian Bach, based on a theme provided by Frederick the Great and celebrated for its intricate contrapuntal writing.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (44)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Anglican canticle setting ⓘ choral composition ⓘ
associatedPlace	Cambridge, England ⓘ
associatedWith	English choral tradition ⓘ Herbert Howells’ Collegium Regale series ⓘ linked to: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) King’s College Chapel ⓘ linked to: King's College Chapel
cataloguedAs	Collegium Regale service in D ⓘ
commissionedBy	King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ
composer	Herbert Howells ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Choir of King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Choir of King's College, Cambridge
dedicationType	collegiate chapel choir ⓘ
firstPerformedBy	Choir of King’s College, Cambridge ⓘ linked to: Choir of King's College, Cambridge
genre	choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
hasInstrumentation	choir and organ ⓘ
hasPart	Magnificat in D ⓘ Nunc dimittis in D ⓘ
hasReputation	celebrated choral setting of the evening canticles ⓘ
hasTitleLanguage	Latin ⓘ
influencedBy	English cathedral music tradition ⓘ
key	D major ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
liturgicalFunction	setting of evening canticles ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Anglican Evensong ⓘ linked to: Choral Evensong
notableFor	expressive organ accompaniment ⓘ lush harmonic language ⓘ prominent treble lines ⓘ
partOf	Anglican service music repertoire ⓘ
performanceFrequency	regularly performed in Anglican cathedrals ⓘ
period	20th century ⓘ
religiousTradition	Anglicanism ⓘ linked to: Anglicanism (broadly)
scoredFor	SATB choir ⓘ organ ⓘ
style	20th-century English choral style ⓘ
subtitle	Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D ⓘ linked to: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)
text	Magnificat ⓘ Nunc dimittis ⓘ
textLanguageVariant	Book of Common Prayer English ⓘ linked to: Book of Common Prayer
textSource	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
title	Collegium Regale ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext	Anglican cathedral services ⓘ choral evensong ⓘ
writtenFor	men and boys choir ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Herbert Howells → notableWork → Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) ⓘ

Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) → subtitle → Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D ⓘ

subject linked to: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)

linked to: Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D)

Collegium Regale (Magnificat and Nunc dimittis in D) → associatedWith → Herbert Howells’ Collegium Regale series ⓘ