Missa Mille Regretz

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Renaissance mass parody mass

Missa Mille Regretz is a renowned Renaissance mass by Cristóbal de Morales, based on Josquin des Prez’s chanson "Mille regretz" and celebrated for its expressive, melancholic polyphony.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Mille regretz	1
Mille regretz (chanson by Josquin des Prez)	1
Missa Mille Regretz canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7602187 — 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: Missa Mille Regretz
Context triple: [Cristóbal de Morales, notableWork, Missa Mille Regretz]

A. Missa Ultimi miei sospiri
Missa Ultimi miei sospiri is a Renaissance polyphonic mass by composer Philippe de Monte, reflecting his sophisticated vocal writing and expressive sacred style.
B. Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana is the principal Eucharistic liturgy in several Eastern Christian traditions, especially the Syriac churches, commemorating the Last Supper and Christ’s sacrifice through the consecration and sharing of bread and wine.
C. Let the Heavens Rejoice
"Let the Heavens Rejoice" is the English title of the Latin liturgical text and chant "Laetentur Caeli," traditionally used in Christian worship to express joy and praise.
D. Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
E. Ver Sacrum
Ver Sacrum was the official avant-garde art and literary magazine of the Vienna Secession, showcasing the movement’s innovative graphic design and modernist aesthetics.
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: Missa Mille Regretz
Target entity description: Missa Mille Regretz is a renowned Renaissance mass by Cristóbal de Morales, based on Josquin des Prez’s chanson "Mille regretz" and celebrated for its expressive, melancholic polyphony.

A. Missa Ultimi miei sospiri
Missa Ultimi miei sospiri is a Renaissance polyphonic mass by composer Philippe de Monte, reflecting his sophisticated vocal writing and expressive sacred style.
B. Holy Qurbana
Holy Qurbana is the principal Eucharistic liturgy in several Eastern Christian traditions, especially the Syriac churches, commemorating the Last Supper and Christ’s sacrifice through the consecration and sharing of bread and wine.
C. Let the Heavens Rejoice
"Let the Heavens Rejoice" is the English title of the Latin liturgical text and chant "Laetentur Caeli," traditionally used in Christian worship to express joy and praise.
D. Inter Mirifica
Inter Mirifica is a decree of the Second Vatican Council that addresses the role, responsibilities, and moral use of social communications media in the life of the Church and society.
E. Ver Sacrum
Ver Sacrum was the official avant-garde art and literary magazine of the Vienna Secession, showcasing the movement’s innovative graphic design and modernist aesthetics.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Renaissance mass ⓘ parody mass ⓘ
associatedComposer	Cristóbal de Morales ⓘ Josquin des Prez ⓘ
basedOn	Mille regretz ⓘ linked to: Missa Mille Regretz
basedOnWorkComposer	Josquin des Prez ⓘ
cataloguedAs	Mass on Mille regretz ⓘ
composer	Cristóbal de Morales ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	Spain ⓘ
derivesMelodicMaterialFrom	Mille regretz (chanson) ⓘ
era	16th century ⓘ
genre	polyphonic mass ⓘ sacred music ⓘ
hasMood	melancholic ⓘ penitential ⓘ
hasTheme	sorrow and regret ⓘ
historicalReputation	one of Morales’s most celebrated masses ⓘ
influencedBy	Franco-Flemish polyphonic style ⓘ
liturgicalUse	Roman Catholic Mass ⓘ linked to: Catholic Mass
movement	Agnus Dei ⓘ Credo ⓘ Gloria ⓘ Kyrie ⓘ Sanctus ⓘ
musicalPeriod	Renaissance ⓘ
musicologicalSignificance	important example of Spanish Renaissance parody mass ⓘ
musicSubgenre	parody mass based on secular model ⓘ
notableFeature	dense contrapuntal writing ⓘ expressive treatment of text in polyphony ⓘ
notedFor	expressive polyphony ⓘ melancholic character ⓘ use of Josquin’s chanson as cantus firmus ⓘ
originalChansonLanguage	French ⓘ
originalChansonTitle	Mille regretz ⓘ
regionOfReception	Iberian Peninsula ⓘ wider European early music repertoire ⓘ
relatedWork	Mille regretz (chanson by Josquin des Prez) ⓘ linked to: Missa Mille Regretz
sacredOrSecular	sacred ⓘ
structure	cyclic mass ⓘ
style	imitative counterpoint ⓘ parody technique ⓘ
textLanguage	Latin ⓘ
typicalPerformanceContext	concert performance of early music ⓘ liturgical service ⓘ
usesSourceMaterialType	secular chanson ⓘ
vocalForces	a cappella choir ⓘ
vocalGenre	mass ordinary setting ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Cristóbal de Morales → notableWork → Missa Mille Regretz ⓘ

Missa Mille Regretz → basedOn → Mille regretz ⓘ

linked to: Missa Mille Regretz

Missa Mille Regretz → relatedWork → Mille regretz (chanson by Josquin des Prez) ⓘ