Missa Papae Marcelli
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Missa Papae Marcelli is a renowned 16th-century polyphonic Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, celebrated as a masterpiece of Renaissance sacred music and often associated with the ideals of the Counter-Reformation.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Missa Papae Marcelli canonical | 4 |
| Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T3696087 — 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: Missa Papae Marcelli Context triple: [Pope Marcellus II, honoredIn, Missa Papae Marcelli]
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A.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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B.
Missa Aedis Christi
Missa Aedis Christi is a choral mass setting by English composer Herbert Howells, written in his characteristically rich, modal, and expressive Anglican style.
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C.
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.
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D.
Inno e Marcia Pontificale
Inno e Marcia Pontificale is the official anthem of the Vatican City, a solemn ceremonial march composed by Charles Gounod and adopted in the 20th century to represent the Holy See.
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E.
Ambrosian Mass
The Ambrosian Mass is the principal Eucharistic liturgy of the Ambrosian Rite, a distinct Western liturgical tradition centered in the Archdiocese of Milan and attributed to St. Ambrose.
- 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: Missa Papae Marcelli Target entity description: Missa Papae Marcelli is a renowned 16th-century polyphonic Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, celebrated as a masterpiece of Renaissance sacred music and often associated with the ideals of the Counter-Reformation.
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A.
Regina Caeli
Regina Caeli is a traditional Catholic Marian antiphon joyfully honoring Mary in her role associated with Christ’s Resurrection and celebrated especially during the Easter season.
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B.
Missa Aedis Christi
Missa Aedis Christi is a choral mass setting by English composer Herbert Howells, written in his characteristically rich, modal, and expressive Anglican style.
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C.
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.
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D.
Inno e Marcia Pontificale
Inno e Marcia Pontificale is the official anthem of the Vatican City, a solemn ceremonial march composed by Charles Gounod and adopted in the 20th century to represent the Holy See.
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E.
Ambrosian Mass
The Ambrosian Mass is the principal Eucharistic liturgy of the Ambrosian Rite, a distinct Western liturgical tradition centered in the Archdiocese of Milan and attributed to St. Ambrose.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Mass setting
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Renaissance sacred music composition ⓘ polyphonic Mass ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfComposition | c. 1562 ⓘ |
| associatedMyth | saved polyphony at the Council of Trent ⓘ |
| associatedWith | Council of Trent ⓘ |
| catalogueNote | one of Palestrina’s best-known Mass settings ⓘ |
| composer | Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ⓘ |
| containsSection |
Agnus Dei
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Benedictus ⓘ Credo ⓘ Gloria ⓘ Kyrie ⓘ Sanctus ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 16th century ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | Pope Marcellus II ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance polyphony
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liturgical music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| hasForm | cyclic Mass ⓘ |
| historicalContext | post-Tridentine church music reforms ⓘ |
| influenced |
later Catholic liturgical music
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the codification of the so-called Palestrina style ⓘ |
| intendedFor | Roman Catholic Mass ⓘ |
| keyCharacteristic |
homophonic passages for textual clarity
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syllabic treatment of text in Gloria and Credo ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalUse | Ordinary of the Mass ⓘ |
| movement | Counter-Reformation ⓘ |
| musicologicalStatus | frequently studied in counterpoint pedagogy ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Pope Marcellus II ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
balanced imitative counterpoint
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careful control of dissonance ⓘ clear text declamation ⓘ predominantly stepwise melodic motion ⓘ |
| numberOfVoices | six ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
Catholic liturgy
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concert performance of early music ⓘ |
| period | Renaissance ⓘ |
| placeOfOrigin | Rome ⓘ |
| reputation |
masterpiece of Renaissance polyphony
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model of Counter-Reformation church music ⓘ |
| scoring | a cappella choir ⓘ |
| style | Palestrina style ⓘ |
| texture | polyphonic ⓘ |
| titleTranslation | Mass of Pope Marcellus ⓘ |
| typicalPerformanceForces | mixed choir ⓘ |
| usesCantusFirmus | no fixed pre-existing chant as structural cantus firmus ⓘ |
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Subject: Missa Papae Marcelli Description of subject: Missa Papae Marcelli is a renowned 16th-century polyphonic Mass by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina, celebrated as a masterpiece of Renaissance sacred music and often associated with the ideals of the Counter-Reformation.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
Marcello Cervini degli Spannocchi
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honoredIn
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Missa Papae Marcelli by Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
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linked to: Missa Papae Marcelli