Master of the King’s Musick

E825954

British royal court appointment musical office

Master of the King’s Musick is a historic British royal court appointment given to a distinguished composer who oversees and creates music for state and ceremonial occasions.

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All labels observed (8)

Label	Occurrences
Master of the Queen's Music	5
Master of the King’s Music	4
Master of the Queen’s Musick	3
Master of the King's Music	2
King's Musick	1
Master of the King’s Music (Judith Weir)	1
Master of the King’s Musick canonical	1
Master of the Queen’s Music	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T9868954 — 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: Master of the King’s Musick
Context triple: [Edward Elgar, positionHeld, Master of the King’s Musick]

A. The King’s Consort
The King’s Consort is a renowned British period-instrument ensemble and choir specializing in historically informed performances of Baroque and early Classical music.
B. Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
C. The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
D. Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal are the professional adult male singers who serve as members of the historic royal choir in the English monarchy.
E. Master of the King’s Posts
Master of the King’s Posts was a senior royal official in England responsible for overseeing and managing the kingdom’s postal system.
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: Master of the King’s Musick
Target entity description: Master of the King’s Musick is a historic British royal court appointment given to a distinguished composer who oversees and creates music for state and ceremonial occasions.

A. The King’s Consort
The King’s Consort is a renowned British period-instrument ensemble and choir specializing in historically informed performances of Baroque and early Classical music.
B. Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal
The Master of the Children of the Chapel Royal is the official responsible for training, directing, and overseeing the boy choristers of the English monarch’s Chapel Royal.
C. The King’s Men
The King’s Men was the acting company in early 17th-century England that included William Shakespeare as a leading member and performed many of his plays.
D. Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal
Gentlemen of the Chapel Royal are the professional adult male singers who serve as members of the historic royal choir in the English monarchy.
E. Master of the King’s Posts
Master of the King’s Posts was a senior royal official in England responsible for overseeing and managing the kingdom’s postal system.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	British royal court appointment ⓘ musical office ⓘ
appliesToJurisdiction	British monarchy ⓘ
appointedBy	British monarch ⓘ King of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British monarch Queen of the United Kingdom ⓘ linked to: British monarch
changedTermLength	2004 ⓘ
country	England ⓘ United Kingdom ⓘ
fieldOfWork	ceremonial music ⓘ composition ⓘ music ⓘ
follows	Master of the Queen’s Musick ⓘ linked to: Master of the King’s Musick earlier informal royal musical patronage ⓘ
hasDuties	advise the monarch on musical matters ⓘ commission music for royal events ⓘ compose music for state occasions ⓘ oversee music for royal ceremonies ⓘ represent royal musical interests in public life ⓘ
hasGenderedForm	Master of the Queen’s Musick ⓘ linked to: Master of the King’s Musick
hasNotableOfficeHolder	Edward Elgar ⓘ Judith Weir ⓘ
hasVariant	Master of the King’s Music ⓘ linked to: Master of the King’s Musick Master of the Queen’s Music ⓘ linked to: Master of the King’s Musick
inception	1626 ⓘ
languageOfWorkOrName	English ⓘ
location	London ⓘ linked to: London, England Royal Household ⓘ linked to: Royal Household of the United Kingdom
officeHolder	Arnold Bax ⓘ Edward Elgar ⓘ Henry Purcell ⓘ John Eccles ⓘ Judith Weir ⓘ Malcolm Williamson ⓘ Nicholas Lanier ⓘ Peter Maxwell Davies ⓘ linked to: Sir Peter Maxwell Davies Walford Davies ⓘ linked to: Sir Walford Davies William Boyce ⓘ
officeTermLength	10 years ⓘ
originalTermLength	life tenure ⓘ
partOf	Royal Household of the United Kingdom ⓘ
precededBy	Master of the Queen’s Musick ⓘ linked to: Master of the King’s Musick
usedFor	coronations ⓘ jubilees ⓘ national commemorations ⓘ royal weddings ⓘ state occasions ⓘ

How these facts were elicited