John Rutter
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John Rutter is a British composer, conductor, and arranger best known for his choral music and carol settings widely performed by choirs around the world.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Rutter canonical | 3 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5254477 — 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: John Rutter Context triple: [David Willcocks, coAuthor, John Rutter]
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A.
John Tavener
John Tavener was a British composer known for his spiritually inspired, minimalist choral and orchestral works rooted in Christian mysticism and Eastern Orthodox traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Nicholas Cleobury
Nicholas Cleobury is a British conductor known particularly for his work in choral and contemporary music, including founding the Britten Sinfonia.
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D.
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob was a 20th-century English composer and orchestrator known for his wind band works, film scores, and ceremonial music for major state occasions.
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E.
Stephen Cleobury
Stephen Cleobury was a renowned English organist and choral conductor, best known for his long tenure directing the music at King's College, Cambridge and shaping its internationally acclaimed choral tradition.
- 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: John Rutter Target entity description: John Rutter is a British composer, conductor, and arranger best known for his choral music and carol settings widely performed by choirs around the world.
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A.
John Tavener
John Tavener was a British composer known for his spiritually inspired, minimalist choral and orchestral works rooted in Christian mysticism and Eastern Orthodox traditions.
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B.
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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C.
Nicholas Cleobury
Nicholas Cleobury is a British conductor known particularly for his work in choral and contemporary music, including founding the Britten Sinfonia.
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D.
Gordon Jacob
Gordon Jacob was a 20th-century English composer and orchestrator known for his wind band works, film scores, and ceremonial music for major state occasions.
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E.
Stephen Cleobury
Stephen Cleobury was a renowned English organist and choral conductor, best known for his long tenure directing the music at King's College, Cambridge and shaping its internationally acclaimed choral tradition.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
arranger
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choral composer ⓘ composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ human ⓘ |
| awardReceived | CBE NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1945-09-24 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Clare College, Cambridge
NERFINISHED
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Highgate School NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| familyName | Rutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fieldOfWork |
Christmas carols
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choral music ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| founded | Cambridge Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| fullName | John Milford Rutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| genre |
choral music
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classical music ⓘ |
| givenName | John NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasPartnershipWith | Cambridge Singers NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| honor | Commander of the Order of the British Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| name | John Rutter NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nationality | British ⓘ |
| notableFor |
Christmas carol settings
ⓘ
choral compositions ⓘ |
| notableWork |
A Clare Benediction
NERFINISHED
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All Things Bright and Beautiful (arrangement) NERFINISHED ⓘ Candlelight Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ For the Beauty of the Earth NERFINISHED ⓘ Gloria NERFINISHED ⓘ Look at the World NERFINISHED ⓘ Magnificat NERFINISHED ⓘ Mass of the Children NERFINISHED ⓘ Psalm 150 NERFINISHED ⓘ Requiem NERFINISHED ⓘ Shepherd’s Pipe Carol NERFINISHED ⓘ Te Deum NERFINISHED ⓘ The Lord Bless You and Keep You NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| occupation |
arranger
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composer ⓘ conductor ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London, England
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surface form:
London
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| positionHeld | director of music at Clare College, Cambridge ⓘ |
| primaryInstrument | piano ⓘ |
| recordLabel | Collegium Records NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| residence | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| studied | music ⓘ |
| website | https://www.johnrutter.com/ ⓘ |
| workLocation | Cambridge NERFINISHED ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Rutter Description of subject: John Rutter is a British composer, conductor, and arranger best known for his choral music and carol settings widely performed by choirs around the world.
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