Micrologus
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Micrologus is an influential 11th-century music theory treatise by Guido of Arezzo that systematized staff notation and medieval chant pedagogy.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Micrologus canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5733953 — 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: Micrologus Context triple: [Guido of Arezzo, notableWork, Micrologus]
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Moropus
Moropus is an extinct genus of horse-like, clawed herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.
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Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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Microcachrys
Microcachrys is a small, monotypic genus of Tasmanian conifers known for its low, heath-like shrubs and distinctive, berry-like seed cones.
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Zygomaturus
Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of large, herbivorous Australian marsupials related to wombats and diprotodontids that lived during the Pleistocene.
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Micromesistius poutassou
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- 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: Micrologus Target entity description: Micrologus is an influential 11th-century music theory treatise by Guido of Arezzo that systematized staff notation and medieval chant pedagogy.
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A.
Moropus
Moropus is an extinct genus of horse-like, clawed herbivorous mammals that lived in North America during the Miocene epoch.
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B.
Pooecetes
Pooecetes is a small genus of New World sparrows in the family Passerellidae, best known for the Vesper Sparrow.
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C.
Microcachrys
Microcachrys is a small, monotypic genus of Tasmanian conifers known for its low, heath-like shrubs and distinctive, berry-like seed cones.
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D.
Zygomaturus
Zygomaturus is an extinct genus of large, herbivorous Australian marsupials related to wombats and diprotodontids that lived during the Pleistocene.
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E.
Micromesistius poutassou
Micromesistius poutassou, commonly known as blue whiting, is a small pelagic marine fish widely distributed in the Northeast Atlantic and important to commercial fisheries.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
medieval music treatise
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music theory treatise ⓘ |
| approximateDate | c. 1025 ⓘ |
| author | Guido of Arezzo ⓘ |
| bibliographicCategory | medieval Latin literature ⓘ |
| circulation | widely copied in the Middle Ages ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Italy ⓘ |
| dateOfComposition | 11th century ⓘ |
| describes |
chant performance
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consonance and dissonance ⓘ hexachord system ⓘ intervals ⓘ modes ⓘ organum practice ⓘ rhythmic aspects of chant ⓘ use of clefs ⓘ use of four-line staff ⓘ |
| era | 11th century ⓘ |
| field |
medieval studies
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musicology ⓘ |
| focusesOn | practical instruction for singers ⓘ |
| genre | theoretical treatise ⓘ |
| hasPart |
chapters on chant singing
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chapters on notation ⓘ chapters on polyphony ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenced |
chant teaching methods
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development of staff notation ⓘ medieval music theory ⓘ solmization practice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| notationType | staff notation ⓘ |
| originalMedium | manuscript ⓘ |
| regionOfInfluence | Western Europe ⓘ |
| relatedPerson | Pope John XIX ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Guidonian hand ⓘ |
| significance |
major source for early 11th-century music practice
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standardized medieval chant pedagogy ⓘ systematized staff notation ⓘ |
| subject |
Gregorian chant
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chant pedagogy ⓘ music theory ⓘ solmization ⓘ staff notation ⓘ |
| title | Micrologus de disciplina artis musicae ⓘ |
| usedIn |
cathedral schools
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monastic schools ⓘ |
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