John Stainer
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John Stainer was a prominent 19th-century English composer, organist, and musicologist whose influential church music and scholarship helped shape the development of British sacred music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| John Stainer canonical | 1 |
| Sir John Stainer | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8348898 — 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 Stainer Context triple: [English Musical Renaissance, hasParticipant, John Stainer]
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A.
Charles Jennens
Charles Jennens was an 18th-century English librettist and patron best known for compiling the biblical text for Handel’s oratorio "Messiah."
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B.
William Boyce
William Boyce was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music, symphonies, and the influential collection "Cathedral Music."
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C.
George Lloyd
George Lloyd was an American character actor active in the mid-20th century, appearing in numerous films and serials, often in supporting or bit roles.
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D.
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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E.
Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was a prominent late Tudor and early Stuart English composer, organist, and virginalist known for his sacred choral music and keyboard 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: John Stainer Target entity description: John Stainer was a prominent 19th-century English composer, organist, and musicologist whose influential church music and scholarship helped shape the development of British sacred music.
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A.
Charles Jennens
Charles Jennens was an 18th-century English librettist and patron best known for compiling the biblical text for Handel’s oratorio "Messiah."
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B.
William Boyce
William Boyce was an 18th-century English composer and organist best known for his church music, symphonies, and the influential collection "Cathedral Music."
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C.
George Lloyd
George Lloyd was an American character actor active in the mid-20th century, appearing in numerous films and serials, often in supporting or bit roles.
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D.
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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E.
Orlando Gibbons
Orlando Gibbons was a prominent late Tudor and early Stuart English composer, organist, and virginalist known for his sacred choral music and keyboard works.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British person
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composer ⓘ human ⓘ musicologist ⓘ organist ⓘ |
| awardReceived | knighthood ⓘ |
| causeOfDeath | heart attack ⓘ |
| countryOfCitizenship |
United Kingdom
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United Kingdom of Great Britain and Ireland ⓘ |
| dateOfBirth | 1840-06-06 ⓘ |
| dateOfDeath | 1901-03-31 ⓘ |
| educatedAt |
Christ Church, Oxford
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Royal Academy of Music ⓘ St Paul’s Cathedral School ⓘ
linked to:
St. Paul’s Cathedral Choir School
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| employer |
Magdalen College, Oxford
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St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ
linked to:
St Paul's Cathedral
University of Oxford ⓘ |
| familyName |
Stainer
ⓘ
linked to:
Stainer & Bell
|
| fieldOfWork |
church music
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musicology ⓘ sacred music ⓘ |
| fullName |
Sir John Stainer
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linked to:
John Stainer
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| genre |
Anglican church music
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sacred music ⓘ |
| givenName | John ⓘ |
| honorificTitle | Sir ⓘ |
| influenced | development of Anglican church music in the 19th century ⓘ |
| languageOfWorkOrName | English ⓘ |
| movement | Victorian music ⓘ |
| notableFor | influential contributions to British sacred music ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Hymns Ancient and Modern (editorial work)
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linked to:
Hymns Ancient and Modern
I Saw the Lord ⓘ Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in B-flat ⓘ Magnificat and Nunc Dimittis in E-flat ⓘ The Crucifixion ⓘ |
| occupation |
choirmaster
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composer ⓘ musicologist ⓘ organist ⓘ university teacher ⓘ |
| placeOfBirth |
London
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linked to:
London, England
Southwark ⓘ |
| placeOfDeath |
Kingdom of Italy
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Verona ⓘ |
| positionHeld |
Professor of Music at the University of Oxford
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organist of Magdalen College, Oxford ⓘ organist of St Paul’s Cathedral ⓘ |
| religion |
Anglicanism
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linked to:
Anglicanism (broadly)
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| sexOrGender | male ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: John Stainer Description of subject: John Stainer was a prominent 19th-century English composer, organist, and musicologist whose influential church music and scholarship helped shape the development of British sacred music.
Referenced by (2)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: John Stainer