Graduals
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Graduals are liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Mass, traditionally sung between readings and forming a key part of the Gregorian chant repertoire.
All labels observed (2)
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5606163 — 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: Graduals Context triple: [Graduale Romanum, contains, Graduals]
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- 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: Graduals Target entity description: Graduals are liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Mass, traditionally sung between readings and forming a key part of the Gregorian chant repertoire.
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A.
Lords of the Congregation
The Lords of the Congregation were a group of Scottish Protestant nobles who led the political and military movement that overthrew Catholic influence and established Protestantism during the Scottish Reformation.
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B.
Gates of Prayer
Gates of Prayer is a major Reform Jewish prayer book (siddur) widely used in North American congregations during the late 20th century.
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C.
His Grace
His Grace is a formal honorific style traditionally used in the United Kingdom for dukes and archbishops, denoting high noble or ecclesiastical rank.
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D.
Canons of Grave
Canons of Grave is a Dutch death metal band known for its heavy, old-school sound and contributions to the European extreme metal scene.
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E.
Canons of Grave
The Canons of Grave are a historic religious community or chapter of clergy associated with the town of Grave in the Netherlands, recognized today as a cultural heritage site.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Gregorian chant genre
ⓘ
liturgical chant ⓘ proper chant of the Mass ⓘ |
| associatedLanguageFamily |
Liturgical Latin
ⓘ
linked to:
Ecclesiastical Latin
|
| associatedWith |
Schola cantorum
ⓘ
linked to:
schola cantorum
|
| category | Mass chant ⓘ |
| changeAfter | Second Vatican Council ⓘ |
| collectedIn |
Graduale Romanum
ⓘ
Liber Usualis ⓘ |
| containsPart |
respond
ⓘ
verse ⓘ |
| contrastedWith |
Alleluia
ⓘ
Tract ⓘ |
| genreWithin | Western plainchant ⓘ |
| historicalPeriod | Middle Ages ⓘ |
| influenceOn | Western sacred music tradition ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| liturgicalBook |
Roman Gradual
ⓘ
linked to:
Graduale Romanum
Roman Missal ⓘ
linked to:
Missale Romanum
|
| liturgicalFunction |
meditation on the reading
ⓘ
response to the reading ⓘ |
| musicalForm | responsorial form ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | Gregorian chant ⓘ |
| musicalTexture | monophonic ⓘ |
| notatedIn | neumatic notation ⓘ |
| obligatoryIn | Tridentine Mass ⓘ |
| partOf |
Mass Proper
ⓘ
linked to:
Mass propers
|
| performancePractice |
often melismatic
ⓘ
sung by choir or cantor ⓘ |
| performedDuring |
Roman Catholic Mass
ⓘ
linked to:
Catholic Mass
|
| positionInOrderOfMass | between readings ⓘ |
| primaryUse | Sung liturgy ⓘ |
| religiousTradition |
Roman Catholic Church
ⓘ
linked to:
Roman Catholicism
|
| replacedBy |
Responsorial Chant
ⓘ
Responsorial Psalm ⓘ |
| requires | trained chant singers ⓘ |
| status | traditional element of Gregorian repertoire ⓘ |
| stillPermittedIn | post–Vatican II Roman Rite ⓘ |
| sungAfter | First Reading ⓘ |
| sungBefore |
Gospel Acclamation
ⓘ
linked to:
Gospel acclamation
|
| sungBetween | scripture readings ⓘ |
| textSource |
Psalms
ⓘ
other biblical texts ⓘ |
| typicalMode |
Gregorian modal system
ⓘ
linked to:
Gregorian chant
|
| usedIn | Roman Rite ⓘ |
| usedOn |
Feast days
ⓘ
Solemnities ⓘ
linked to:
Solemnity
Sundays ⓘ |
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Subject: Graduals Description of subject: Graduals are liturgical chants in the Roman Catholic Mass, traditionally sung between readings and forming a key part of the Gregorian chant repertoire.
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linked to: Graduals