Paul Mealor
E263487
Paul Mealor is a Welsh composer renowned for his choral and ceremonial music, including works written for major royal occasions.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Paul Mealor canonical | 12 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2387107 — 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: Paul Mealor Context triple: [Coronation of Charles III, musicBy, Paul Mealor]
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A.
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a prominent contemporary British composer known for blending classical music with jazz and modern influences in his orchestral and operatic works.
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B.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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C.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a prominent 20th-century British composer and conductor, known for his modernist works and for serving as Master of the Queen’s Music.
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D.
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob was a 20th-century English composer and orchestrator known for his wind band works, film scores, and ceremonial music for major state occasions.
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E.
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis is a composer and musician known for his work on film scores, including the soundtrack for the cult classic "Harold and Maude."
- 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: Paul Mealor Target entity description: Paul Mealor is a Welsh composer renowned for his choral and ceremonial music, including works written for major royal occasions.
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A.
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a prominent contemporary British composer known for blending classical music with jazz and modern influences in his orchestral and operatic works.
-
B.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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C.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a prominent 20th-century British composer and conductor, known for his modernist works and for serving as Master of the Queen’s Music.
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D.
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob was a 20th-century English composer and orchestrator known for his wind band works, film scores, and ceremonial music for major state occasions.
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E.
Paul Lewis
Paul Lewis is a composer and musician known for his work on film scores, including the soundtrack for the cult classic "Harold and Maude."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Welsh composer
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn | 21st century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Military Wives Choir
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linked to:
Union Jacks Military Wives Choir
Royal Wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Bangor University
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University of York ⓘ |
| employer | University of Aberdeen ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Welsh ⓘ |
| familyName | Mealor ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
choral music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| genre |
ceremonial music
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choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | Paul ⓘ |
| hasMusicalRole |
composer of choral works
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composer of orchestral works ⓘ composer of vocal music ⓘ |
| influencedBy | choral tradition of the United Kingdom ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName |
English
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Welsh ⓘ |
| name | Paul Mealor ⓘ |
| nationality | Welsh ⓘ |
| notableAchievement |
Wherever You Are reached number one in the UK Singles Chart
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composed Ubi Caritas for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ⓘ composed music for major royal occasions in the United Kingdom ⓘ composed music for the wedding of Prince William and Catherine Middleton ⓘ widely recognized as a leading contemporary choral composer ⓘ |
| notableWork |
De Profundis
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Stabat Mater ⓘ The Shadows of War ⓘ Ubi Caritas ⓘ
linked to:
Ubi caritas Deus ibi est
Wherever You Are ⓘ |
| occupation |
academic
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composer ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Wales ⓘ |
| positionHeld | Professor of Composition ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Decca Records ⓘ |
| residence | Scotland ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| workFocus |
commissions for state and royal ceremonies
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liturgical music ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Paul Mealor Description of subject: Paul Mealor is a Welsh composer renowned for his choral and ceremonial music, including works written for major royal occasions.
Referenced by (12)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
Stabat Mater
subject linked to:
De Profundis
subject linked to:
Wherever You Are reached number one in the UK Singles Chart
subject linked to:
Wherever You Are reached number one in the UK Singles Chart