Guillaume Dufay
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Guillaume Dufay was a leading early Renaissance composer whose innovative sacred and secular works helped define the musical style of the Burgundian School and influence European music for generations.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Guillaume Dufay canonical | 5 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T8554767 — 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: Guillaume Dufay Context triple: [Burgundian School of music, notableMember, Guillaume Dufay]
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A.
Josquin des Prez
Josquin des Prez was a highly influential Renaissance composer whose innovative polyphonic vocal music shaped the development of Western sacred and secular music.
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B.
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert was a pioneering Flemish Renaissance composer and founder of the Venetian School, renowned for developing polychoral techniques and significantly shaping 16th-century sacred and secular music.
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C.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a leading 16th-century Italian Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music and lasting influence on Western choral tradition.
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D.
Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore was a prominent 16th-century Franco-Flemish composer, especially renowned for his expressive Italian madrigals that greatly shaped the late Renaissance musical style.
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E.
Orlande de Lassus
Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.
- 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: Guillaume Dufay Target entity description: Guillaume Dufay was a leading early Renaissance composer whose innovative sacred and secular works helped define the musical style of the Burgundian School and influence European music for generations.
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A.
Josquin des Prez
Josquin des Prez was a highly influential Renaissance composer whose innovative polyphonic vocal music shaped the development of Western sacred and secular music.
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B.
Adrian Willaert
Adrian Willaert was a pioneering Flemish Renaissance composer and founder of the Venetian School, renowned for developing polychoral techniques and significantly shaping 16th-century sacred and secular music.
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C.
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina
Giovanni Pierluigi da Palestrina was a leading 16th-century Italian Renaissance composer renowned for his sacred polyphonic music and lasting influence on Western choral tradition.
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D.
Cipriano de Rore
Cipriano de Rore was a prominent 16th-century Franco-Flemish composer, especially renowned for his expressive Italian madrigals that greatly shaped the late Renaissance musical style.
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E.
Orlande de Lassus
Orlande de Lassus was a leading late Renaissance Franco-Flemish composer renowned for his prolific output of sacred and secular vocal music and his influential role in European polyphony.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Franco-Flemish composer
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Renaissance composer ⓘ composer ⓘ person ⓘ |
| activeIn | 15th century ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Burgundian School
ⓘ
linked to:
Burgundian School of music
|
| birthDate | circa 1397 ⓘ |
| birthPlace |
Duchy of Brabant
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near Brussels ⓘ |
| deathDate | 1474-11-27 ⓘ |
| deathPlace | Cambrai ⓘ |
| education | choir school at Cambrai Cathedral ⓘ |
| era | Early Renaissance ⓘ |
| genre |
Mass
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chanson ⓘ motet ⓘ |
| helpedDefine | musical style of the Burgundian School ⓘ |
| influenced |
European music of the Renaissance
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Jacob Obrecht ⓘ Johannes Ockeghem ⓘ later Franco-Flemish composers ⓘ |
| knownFor |
chansons
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cyclic masses ⓘ isorhythmic motets ⓘ sacred music ⓘ secular music ⓘ |
| name | Guillaume Dufay ⓘ |
| nationality |
Franco-Flemish
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linked to:
Franco-Flemish school
|
| notableWork |
Adieu ces bons vins de Lannoys
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Ave regina caelorum ⓘ
linked to:
Ave Regina Caelorum
Missa L’homme armé ⓘ Missa Se la face ay pale ⓘ Nuper rosarum flores ⓘ Se la face ay pale ⓘ |
| occupation |
chapel musician
ⓘ
composer ⓘ singer ⓘ |
| religion | Roman Catholic ⓘ |
| role | canon of Cambrai ⓘ |
| stylisticInfluence |
Burgundian style
ⓘ
English music ⓘ Italian music ⓘ |
| stylisticOrigin | late Medieval music ⓘ |
| usedTechnique |
cantus firmus
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isorhythm ⓘ |
| workedAs | maître de chapelle ⓘ |
| workedAt |
Cambrai Cathedral
ⓘ
Savoy court ⓘ
linked to:
Savoyard court
papal chapel in Rome ⓘ |
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Referenced by (5)
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