Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
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Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is a solemn 1695 funeral march and anthem sequence by Henry Purcell, composed for the obsequies of Queen Mary II of England and now renowned as one of his most powerful ceremonial works.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary | 1 |
| March and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary | 1 |
| Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary canonical | 1 |
| funeral procession of Queen Mary II | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T10714747 — 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: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary Context triple: [Henry Purcell, notableWork, Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary]
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A.
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a 2007 British black comedy film centered on a dysfunctional family gathering for a chaotic and farcical funeral.
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B.
Saving the Queen
"Saving the Queen" is a Cold War-era spy novel by William F. Buckley Jr. that introduces CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a mission involving British intelligence and the young Queen of England.
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C.
There Was a Queen
"There Was a Queen" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, decay, and the legacy of the Old South through the perspectives of aging women in a once-prominent Southern family.
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D.
Even the Queen
"Even the Queen" is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction short story by Connie Willis that satirically explores feminism, bodily autonomy, and generational conflict in a future where menstruation has been medically eliminated.
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E.
King’s Dead
"King’s Dead" is a popular hip-hop track by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake, known for its dynamic beat switches and appearance on both Jay Rock’s album "Redemption" and the "Black Panther" film soundtrack.
- 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: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary Target entity description: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is a solemn 1695 funeral march and anthem sequence by Henry Purcell, composed for the obsequies of Queen Mary II of England and now renowned as one of his most powerful ceremonial works.
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A.
Death at a Funeral
Death at a Funeral is a 2007 British black comedy film centered on a dysfunctional family gathering for a chaotic and farcical funeral.
-
B.
Saving the Queen
"Saving the Queen" is a Cold War-era spy novel by William F. Buckley Jr. that introduces CIA agent Blackford Oakes in a mission involving British intelligence and the young Queen of England.
-
C.
There Was a Queen
"There Was a Queen" is a short story by William Faulkner that explores themes of memory, decay, and the legacy of the Old South through the perspectives of aging women in a once-prominent Southern family.
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D.
Even the Queen
"Even the Queen" is a Hugo Award–winning science fiction short story by Connie Willis that satirically explores feminism, bodily autonomy, and generational conflict in a future where menstruation has been medically eliminated.
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E.
King’s Dead
"King’s Dead" is a popular hip-hop track by Jay Rock, Kendrick Lamar, Future, and James Blake, known for its dynamic beat switches and appearance on both Jay Rock’s album "Redemption" and the "Black Panther" film soundtrack.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ceremonial music
ⓘ
funeral music ⓘ orchestral work ⓘ |
| adaptedBy | Wendy Carlos ⓘ |
| alsoKnownAs |
Funeral Sentences for Queen Mary
ⓘ
linked to:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
March and Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary ⓘ
linked to:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
|
| associatedMonarch |
Mary II of England
ⓘ
William III of England ⓘ |
| catalogueNumber | Z. 860 ⓘ |
| commissionedFor | funeral of Queen Mary II of England ⓘ |
| composer | Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | England ⓘ |
| dateComposed | 1695 ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo |
Queen Mary II of England
ⓘ
linked to:
Mary II of England
|
| era | Baroque era ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceDate | 1695-03-05 ⓘ |
| firstPerformanceEvent |
funeral procession of Queen Mary II
ⓘ
linked to:
Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
|
| firstPerformancePlace |
London
ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
|
| genre |
anthem
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funeral march ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | late 17th century ⓘ |
| influenced | 20th-century film and television scoring ⓘ |
| key | B-flat minor (march) ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalContext | Anglican funeral service ⓘ |
| movement |
In the midst of life we are in death
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Man that is born of a woman ⓘ March ⓘ Thou knowest, Lord, the secrets of our hearts ⓘ |
| notableFeature |
choral funeral sentences
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solemn dotted-rhythm funeral march ⓘ |
| notableReception | regarded as one of Purcell's most powerful ceremonial works ⓘ |
| occasion | obsequies of Queen Mary II of England ⓘ |
| originalFunction |
funeral anthem sequence
ⓘ
processional music ⓘ |
| performancePractice | often performed in concert as an independent work ⓘ |
| placeInComposerOeuvre | major late work of Henry Purcell ⓘ |
| publisher | various modern critical editions ⓘ |
| relatedWork | Funeral Sentences (Purcell) ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Anglicanism
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| scoring |
strings
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timpani ⓘ trumpets ⓘ voices ⓘ |
| style | Baroque ⓘ |
| textAuthor | Book of Common Prayer ⓘ |
| usedIn |
A Clockwork Orange (adapted arrangement)
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linked to:
A Clockwork Orange (film score)
|
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Subject: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary Description of subject: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary is a solemn 1695 funeral march and anthem sequence by Henry Purcell, composed for the obsequies of Queen Mary II of England and now renowned as one of his most powerful ceremonial works.
Referenced by (4)
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linked to: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
linked to: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary
linked to: Music for the Funeral of Queen Mary