hymn tune "Down Ampney"
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The hymn tune "Down Ampney" is a well-known, lyrical church melody composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, most famously associated with the Pentecost hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine."
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| hymn tune "Down Ampney" canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8900284 — 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.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hymn tune "Down Ampney" Context triple: [Down Ampney, associatedWith, hymn tune "Down Ampney"]
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A.
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’ is an organ prelude by English composer Herbert Howells that reflects his characteristically rich harmonies and meditative, Anglican-inspired style.
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B.
hymn "Bangor"
The hymn "Bangor" is a well-known traditional Christian psalm tune that gained wide use in English-speaking churches and influenced place names abroad.
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C.
hymn tune name "Bunessan"
"Bunessan" is a traditional Gaelic melody best known as the hymn tune used for the Christian song "Morning Has Broken."
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D.
Down Ampney
Down Ampney is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, best known as the birthplace of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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E.
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron)
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron) is an ancient Christian evening hymn, traditionally sung at Vespers to honor Christ as the Light of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: hymn tune "Down Ampney" Target entity description: The hymn tune "Down Ampney" is a well-known, lyrical church melody composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, most famously associated with the Pentecost hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine."
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A.
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’
Hymn Tune Prelude on ‘Song 13’ is an organ prelude by English composer Herbert Howells that reflects his characteristically rich harmonies and meditative, Anglican-inspired style.
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B.
hymn "Bangor"
The hymn "Bangor" is a well-known traditional Christian psalm tune that gained wide use in English-speaking churches and influenced place names abroad.
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C.
hymn tune name "Bunessan"
"Bunessan" is a traditional Gaelic melody best known as the hymn tune used for the Christian song "Morning Has Broken."
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D.
Down Ampney
Down Ampney is a small village in Gloucestershire, England, best known as the birthplace of composer Ralph Vaughan Williams.
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E.
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron)
O Gladsome Light (Phos Hilaron) is an ancient Christian evening hymn, traditionally sung at Vespers to honor Christ as the Light of the world.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (34)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
church music composition
ⓘ
hymn tune ⓘ |
| associatedDenomination |
Anglicanism
ⓘ
linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
Protestantism ⓘ
linked to:
Protestant Christianity
|
| associatedHymnText | Come Down, O Love Divine ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalSeason | Pentecost ⓘ |
| associatedLiturgicalUse | Christian worship ⓘ |
| associatedPerson | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| associatedPlace |
Down Ampney, Gloucestershire
ⓘ
linked to:
Down Ampney
|
| composer | Ralph Vaughan Williams ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
England
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| firstPublicationCentury | 20th century ⓘ |
| genre |
hymn tune
ⓘ
sacred music ⓘ |
| hasCanonicalStatus | widely used hymn tune in English-speaking churches ⓘ |
| hasCulturalContext | English church music tradition ⓘ |
| hasMelodicCharacter | lyrical and flowing ⓘ |
| hasType | congregational song tune ⓘ |
| key | often published in F major ⓘ |
| language | music (wordless tune) ⓘ |
| meter | irregular (commonly sung to "Come Down, O Love Divine") ⓘ |
| namedAfter |
Down Ampney, Gloucestershire
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linked to:
Down Ampney
|
| notableFor |
association with the hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine"
ⓘ
expressive melodic line ⓘ |
| performanceContext |
church services
ⓘ
hymn-singing events ⓘ |
| religiousTradition | Christianity ⓘ |
| style | lyrical ⓘ |
| title | Down Ampney ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation | congregational voices and organ ⓘ |
| usedIn |
Anglican hymnals
ⓘ
English hymnals ⓘ ecumenical hymnals ⓘ |
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Subject: hymn tune "Down Ampney" Description of subject: The hymn tune "Down Ampney" is a well-known, lyrical church melody composed by Ralph Vaughan Williams, most famously associated with the Pentecost hymn "Come Down, O Love Divine."
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