Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
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The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal canonical | 3 |
| Master of the King’s Musick | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2288645 — 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: Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal Context triple: [Master of the Children, hasTitleStyle, Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal]
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A.
The Royal Master
The Royal Master is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its intricate courtly intrigue and polished dramatic style.
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B.
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.
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C.
Lord of Arundel
Lord of Arundel was a prominent medieval English noble title associated with the powerful feudal barony and castle of Arundel in Sussex.
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D.
The Queen’s Remembrancer
The Queen’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial officer of the British legal system responsible for various ancient duties, including presiding over traditional financial and coinage-related ceremonies.
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E.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
- 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 of the Chapel Royal Target entity description: The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
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A.
The Royal Master
The Royal Master is a Caroline-era stage play by English dramatist James Shirley, known for its intricate courtly intrigue and polished dramatic style.
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B.
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.
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C.
Lord of Arundel
Lord of Arundel was a prominent medieval English noble title associated with the powerful feudal barony and castle of Arundel in Sussex.
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D.
The Queen’s Remembrancer
The Queen’s Remembrancer is a historic judicial and ceremonial officer of the British legal system responsible for various ancient duties, including presiding over traditional financial and coinage-related ceremonies.
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E.
The Minister's Wooing
The Minister's Wooing is an 1859 historical novel by Harriet Beecher Stowe that explores Calvinist theology, New England society, and women's inner lives in the early 19th century.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
court office
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ecclesiastical office ⓘ musical director position ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Children of the Chapel Royal
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boy choristers ⓘ |
| appointedBy |
British monarch
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English monarch ⓘ |
| country |
Kingdom of England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| duty |
directing choristers
ⓘ
direction of liturgical music ⓘ discipline of choristers ⓘ musical education of choristers ⓘ organization of choir rehearsals ⓘ overseeing choristers ⓘ preparation of music for royal services ⓘ recruitment of choristers ⓘ supervision of choristers’ daily life ⓘ training choristers ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral conducting
ⓘ
church music ⓘ music education ⓘ |
| hasGenderRestriction | male choristers ⓘ |
| inception | 15th century ⓘ |
| location |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
St James’s Palace ⓘ
linked to:
St James's Palace, London
|
| partOf | Chapel Royal ⓘ |
| positionHeldBy |
Andrew Gant
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Andrew Nethsingha ⓘ Christopher Robinson ⓘ Henry Purcell ⓘ James Nares ⓘ James Vivian ⓘ John Blow ⓘ John Stafford Smith ⓘ Nathaniel Giles ⓘ Pelham Humfrey ⓘ Richard Bower ⓘ Sir Arnold Bax ⓘ
linked to:
Arnold Bax
Sir David Willcocks ⓘ
linked to:
Sir David Valentine Willcocks
Sir Frederick Bridge ⓘ Sir George Smart ⓘ Sir Walford Davies ⓘ Sir Walter Parratt ⓘ Sir William McKie ⓘ William Boyce ⓘ William Cornysh ⓘ William Cornysh the Younger ⓘ
linked to:
William Cornysh
William Hunnis ⓘ |
| religion | Christianity ⓘ |
| religiousDenomination | Church of England ⓘ |
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Instruction
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Subject: Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal Description of subject: The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
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