Guillaume de Machaut
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Guillaume de Machaut was a 14th-century French composer and poet renowned as a leading figure of the Ars Nova movement and a major influence on later medieval literature and music.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guillaume de Machaut canonical | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11830414 — 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: Guillaume de Machaut Context triple: [The Deth of Blaunche the Duchesse, influencedBy, Guillaume de Machaut]
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A.
Gilles Binchois
Gilles Binchois was a prominent early 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer known for his influential secular chansons and role in the development of Renaissance music.
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B.
Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume Dufay was a leading early Renaissance composer whose innovative sacred and secular works helped define the musical style of the Burgundian School and influence European music for generations.
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C.
Antoine Busnois
Antoine Busnois was a prominent 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer and singer known for his influential sacred and secular polyphonic music.
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D.
Josquin des Prez
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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E.
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini was a leading 14th-century Italian composer and organist, renowned for his influential secular songs and central role in the development of Italian Trecento 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: Guillaume de Machaut Target entity description: Guillaume de Machaut was a 14th-century French composer and poet renowned as a leading figure of the Ars Nova movement and a major influence on later medieval literature and music.
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A.
Gilles Binchois
Gilles Binchois was a prominent early 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer known for his influential secular chansons and role in the development of Renaissance music.
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B.
Guillaume Dufay
Guillaume Dufay was a leading early Renaissance composer whose innovative sacred and secular works helped define the musical style of the Burgundian School and influence European music for generations.
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C.
Antoine Busnois
Antoine Busnois was a prominent 15th-century Franco-Flemish composer and singer known for his influential sacred and secular polyphonic music.
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D.
Josquin des Prez
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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E.
Francesco Landini
Francesco Landini was a leading 14th-century Italian composer and organist, renowned for his influential secular songs and central role in the development of Italian Trecento music.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (53)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Ars Nova composer
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French composer ⓘ French poet ⓘ composer ⓘ human ⓘ medieval composer ⓘ poet ⓘ |
| activeYears | c. 1320–1377 ⓘ |
| birthDate | c. 1300 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Kingdom of France
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Reims ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1377 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Reims ⓘ |
| employer |
Bonne of Luxembourg
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linked to:
Bonne de Luxembourg
Charles II of Navarre ⓘ Jean, Duke of Berry ⓘ
linked to:
John, Duke of Berry
John of Luxembourg, King of Bohemia ⓘ
linked to:
John of Bohemia
|
| era |
14th century
ⓘ
Middle Ages ⓘ |
| genre |
ballade
ⓘ
chanson ⓘ lai ⓘ mass ⓘ motet ⓘ narrative poem ⓘ rondeau ⓘ virelai ⓘ |
| influenced |
Ars Subtilior composers
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Christine de Pizan ⓘ Eustache Deschamps ⓘ Renaissance polyphonic style ⓘ late medieval French poetry ⓘ |
| knownFor |
development of Ars Nova polyphony
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earliest complete polyphonic mass ordinary by a single composer ⓘ integration of poetry and music ⓘ isorythmic motets ⓘ |
| language | Middle French ⓘ |
| movement | Ars Nova ⓘ |
| name | Guillaume de Machaut ⓘ |
| nationality | French ⓘ |
| notableWork |
La Fonteinne Amoureuse
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Le Dit de la Fonteinne Amoureuse ⓘ
linked to:
La Fonteinne Amoureuse
Le Remède de Fortune ⓘ Le Voir Dit ⓘ Messe de Nostre Dame ⓘ |
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
poet ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
canon of Reims Cathedral
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linked to:
Reims Cathedral
secretary to John of Luxembourg ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| style |
complex rhythmic notation
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fixed forms (formes fixes) in song ⓘ isorhythmic technique ⓘ |
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Referenced by (2)
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