James MacMillan
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James MacMillan is a prominent Scottish composer and conductor known for his spiritually infused, often politically charged contemporary classical works.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| James MacMillan canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4501698 — 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: James MacMillan Context triple: [The Ivors Classical Awards, notableRecipient, James MacMillan]
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A.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a prominent 20th-century British composer and conductor, known for his modernist works and for serving as Master of the Queen’s Music.
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B.
Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle was a prominent British contemporary composer known for his complex, modernist orchestral and operatic works.
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C.
Paul Mealor
Paul Mealor is a Welsh composer renowned for his choral and ceremonial music, including works written for major royal occasions.
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D.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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E.
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a prominent contemporary British composer known for blending classical music with jazz and modern influences in his orchestral and operatic works.
- 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: James MacMillan Target entity description: James MacMillan is a prominent Scottish composer and conductor known for his spiritually infused, often politically charged contemporary classical works.
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A.
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies
Sir Peter Maxwell Davies was a prominent 20th-century British composer and conductor, known for his modernist works and for serving as Master of the Queen’s Music.
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B.
Harrison Birtwistle
Harrison Birtwistle was a prominent British contemporary composer known for his complex, modernist orchestral and operatic works.
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C.
Paul Mealor
Paul Mealor is a Welsh composer renowned for his choral and ceremonial music, including works written for major royal occasions.
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D.
George Benjamin
George Benjamin is a British composer and conductor renowned for his meticulously crafted contemporary classical works and influential contributions to modern opera.
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E.
Mark-Anthony Turnage
Mark-Anthony Turnage is a prominent contemporary British composer known for blending classical music with jazz and modern influences in his orchestral and operatic works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
classical composer
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| activeIn |
21st century
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late 20th century ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
Scotland
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United Kingdom ⓘ |
| ethnicGroup | Scottish ⓘ |
| familyName |
MacMillan
ⓘ
linked to:
McMillan
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| fieldOfWork |
music composition
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orchestral conducting ⓘ |
| genre |
contemporary classical music
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | James ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced | contemporary choral composers ⓘ |
| hasInfluenceOn | contemporary sacred music ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | contemporary classical music ⓘ |
| name | James MacMillan ⓘ |
| notableFor |
choral music
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collaborations with choirs and vocal ensembles ⓘ expressive orchestration ⓘ integration of Scottish musical elements ⓘ liturgical music ⓘ orchestral music ⓘ politically engaged compositions ⓘ spiritually themed compositions ⓘ use of religious symbolism in music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Scotch Bestiary
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Quickening ⓘ Seven Last Words from the Cross ⓘ St John Passion ⓘ St Luke Passion ⓘ
linked to:
St. Luke Passion
The Confession of Isobel Gowdie ⓘ Tu es Petrus ⓘ Veni, Veni, Emmanuel ⓘ
linked to:
O Come O Come Emmanuel
|
| occupation |
composer
ⓘ
conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth | Scotland ⓘ |
| politicalView | engagement with social justice themes in music ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholicism ⓘ |
| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
| subjectOf |
musicological studies
ⓘ
recordings by major orchestras ⓘ |
| workLocation |
Scotland
ⓘ
United Kingdom ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
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Input
Subject: James MacMillan Description of subject: James MacMillan is a prominent Scottish composer and conductor known for his spiritually infused, often politically charged contemporary classical works.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject linked to:
The Ivors Classical Awards (formerly British Composer Awards)
subject linked to:
Psallit in Aure Dei