Josquin des Prez
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Josquin des Prez was a highly influential Renaissance composer whose innovative polyphonic vocal music shaped the development of Western sacred and secular music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Josquin des Prez canonical | 6 |
| Martin Luther called Josquin "the master of the notes" | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7602205 — 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: Josquin des Prez Context triple: [Cristóbal de Morales, influencedBy, Josquin des Prez]
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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.
Orlande de Lassus
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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C.
Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore was a prominent 16th-century Franco-Flemish composer, especially renowned for his expressive Italian madrigals that greatly shaped the late Renaissance musical style.
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D.
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert was a pioneering Flemish Renaissance composer and founder of the Venetian School, renowned for developing polychoral techniques and significantly shaping 16th-century sacred and secular music.
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E.
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Tomás Luis de Victoria was a leading Spanish Renaissance composer and priest renowned for his intensely expressive sacred polyphonic music.
- 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: Josquin des Prez Target entity description: Josquin des Prez was a highly influential Renaissance composer whose innovative polyphonic vocal music shaped the development of Western sacred and secular music.
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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.
Orlande de Lassus
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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C.
Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore was a prominent 16th-century Franco-Flemish composer, especially renowned for his expressive Italian madrigals that greatly shaped the late Renaissance musical style.
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D.
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert was a pioneering Flemish Renaissance composer and founder of the Venetian School, renowned for developing polychoral techniques and significantly shaping 16th-century sacred and secular music.
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E.
Tomás Luis de Victoria
Tomás Luis de Victoria was a leading Spanish Renaissance composer and priest renowned for his intensely expressive sacred polyphonic music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (51)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Flemish composer
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Renaissance composer ⓘ composer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeYears |
early 16th century
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late 15th century ⓘ |
| birthDate |
c.1450
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c.1455 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Burgundian Netherlands
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County of Hainaut ⓘ |
| burialPlace | Collegiate church of Notre-Dame, Condé-sur-l’Escaut ⓘ |
| citizenship |
France
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Habsburg Netherlands ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1521-08-27 ⓘ |
| describedBySource |
Martin Luther called Josquin "the master of the notes"
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linked to:
Josquin des Prez
|
| employer |
Sforza court in Milan
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linked to:
Milanese ducal court
court of Ferrara ⓘ
linked to:
Ferrara court
papal chapel in Rome ⓘ |
| genre |
chanson
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mass ⓘ motet ⓘ sacred music ⓘ secular music ⓘ |
| influenced |
Adrian Willaert
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Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina ⓘ Nicolas Gombert ⓘ Orlando di Lasso ⓘ
linked to:
Orlande de Lassus
development of Western polyphonic music ⓘ subsequent Franco-Flemish composers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
expressive text setting
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innovative use of imitative polyphony ⓘ structural use of cantus firmus ⓘ |
| languageOfWork |
French
ⓘ
Latin ⓘ |
| movement | Renaissance ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Ave Maria … virgo serena
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El grillo ⓘ Mille regretz ⓘ
linked to:
Mille regretz (chanson)
Miserere mei, Deus ⓘ Missa Gaudeamus ⓘ Missa Hercules Dux Ferrariae ⓘ Missa La sol fa re mi ⓘ Missa L’homme armé sexti toni ⓘ
linked to:
Missa L’homme armé
Missa L’homme armé super voces musicales ⓘ
linked to:
Missa L’homme armé
Missa Pange lingua ⓘ Stabat mater dolorosa ⓘ |
| occupation |
maître de chapelle
ⓘ
singer ⓘ |
| partOf |
Franco-Flemish School
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linked to:
Franco-Flemish school
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| positionHeld | provost of the collegiate church of Notre-Dame in Condé-sur-l’Escaut ⓘ |
| style | vocal polyphony ⓘ |
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Referenced by (7)
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linked to: Josquin des Prez