Orlande de Lassus
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Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Orlando di Lasso | 5 |
| Orlande de Lassus canonical | 2 |
| Roland de Lassus | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5619053 — 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: Orlande de Lassus Context triple: [Philippe de Monte, contemporaryOf, Orlande de Lassus]
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A.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a leading 16th-century Italian Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music and lasting influence on Western choral tradition.
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B.
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Tomás Luis de Victoria was a leading Spanish Renaissance composer and priest renowned for his intensely expressive sacred polyphonic music.
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C.
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi was an influential Italian composer whose innovative works helped bridge the Renaissance and Baroque eras and played a crucial role in the early development of opera.
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D.
Cristóbal de Morales
Cristóbal de Morales was a leading 16th-century Spanish Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music, particularly his masses and motets.
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E.
Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli was a prominent 17th-century Italian composer best known for his influential operas that helped shape the early development of Venetian and Baroque opera.
- 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: Orlande de Lassus Target entity description: Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.
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A.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a leading 16th-century Italian Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music and lasting influence on Western choral tradition.
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B.
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Tomás Luis de Victoria was a leading Spanish Renaissance composer and priest renowned for his intensely expressive sacred polyphonic music.
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C.
Claudio Monteverdi
Claudio Monteverdi was an influential Italian composer whose innovative works helped bridge the Renaissance and Baroque eras and played a crucial role in the early development of opera.
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D.
Cristóbal de Morales
Cristóbal de Morales was a leading 16th-century Spanish Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music, particularly his masses and motets.
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E.
Francesco Cavalli
Francesco Cavalli was a prominent 17th-century Italian composer best known for his influential operas that helped shape the early development of Venetian and Baroque opera.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Flemish composer
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Renaissance composer ⓘ composer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn |
Antwerp
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Italy ⓘ Munich ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
County of Hainaut
ⓘ
Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ Mons ⓘ |
| birthYear | 1532 ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Munich ⓘ |
| contemporaryOf |
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
ⓘ
Tomás Luis de Victoria ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1594-06-14 ⓘ |
| deathPlace |
Duchy of Bavaria
ⓘ
Munich ⓘ |
| employer |
Albert V, Duke of Bavaria
ⓘ
William V, Duke of Bavaria ⓘ |
| era | Renaissance ⓘ |
| genre |
sacred music
ⓘ
secular music ⓘ vocal music ⓘ |
| hasWorkType |
Magnificat
ⓘ
Passion settings ⓘ |
| influenced | European polyphony ⓘ |
| languageOfWorks |
French
ⓘ
German ⓘ Italian ⓘ Latin ⓘ |
| name |
Orlande de Lassus
ⓘ
Orlando di Lasso ⓘ
linked to:
Orlande de Lassus
Roland de Lassus ⓘ
linked to:
Orlande de Lassus
|
| nationality | Franco-Flemish ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Lieder
ⓘ
madrigals ⓘ masses ⓘ motets ⓘ polyphonic composition ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| position | Kapellmeister of the Bavarian court ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| reputation |
one of the most prolific composers of the 16th century
ⓘ
one of the three great masters of late Renaissance polyphony ⓘ |
| style | Franco-Flemish polyphony ⓘ |
| traveledTo |
France
ⓘ
Germany ⓘ Italy ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Munich court chapel
ⓘ
linked to:
Allerheiligen-Hofkirche, Munich
|
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Orlande de Lassus Description of subject: Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: Orlande de Lassus
linked to: Orlande de Lassus
linked to: Orlande de Lassus
linked to: Orlande de Lassus
linked to: Orlande de Lassus
linked to: Orlande de Lassus