The Hilliard Ensemble
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The Hilliard Ensemble was a renowned British vocal chamber group celebrated for its performances and recordings of early, Renaissance, and contemporary classical music.
All labels observed (2)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| The Hilliard Ensemble canonical | 3 |
| Hilliard Ensemble | 2 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11780869 — 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: The Hilliard Ensemble Context triple: [Britten Sinfonia, hasCollaboratedWith, The Hilliard Ensemble]
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A.
Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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B.
Harlem Community Choir
Harlem Community Choir was a New York–based children's choir best known for performing on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's anti-war Christmas song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
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C.
The Cathedral Quartet
The Cathedral Quartet was a prominent American Southern gospel vocal group known for its rich harmonies and influential recordings from the 1960s through the 1990s.
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D.
The Andraé Crouch Choir
The Andraé Crouch Choir is a renowned gospel choir closely associated with legendary gospel musician Andraé Crouch and known for its powerful vocal performances on major pop and gospel recordings.
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E.
The Robert Shaw Chorale
The Robert Shaw Chorale was a renowned mid-20th-century American choral ensemble led by conductor Robert Shaw, celebrated for its precise, expressive performances and influential recordings of classical and folk repertoire.
- 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: The Hilliard Ensemble Target entity description: The Hilliard Ensemble was a renowned British vocal chamber group celebrated for its performances and recordings of early, Renaissance, and contemporary classical music.
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A.
Harlem Gospel Choir
Harlem Gospel Choir is a renowned New York–based ensemble celebrated for its powerful performances of traditional and contemporary gospel music on stages and recordings worldwide.
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B.
Harlem Community Choir
Harlem Community Choir was a New York–based children's choir best known for performing on John Lennon and Yoko Ono's anti-war Christmas song "Happy Xmas (War Is Over)."
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C.
The Cathedral Quartet
The Cathedral Quartet was a prominent American Southern gospel vocal group known for its rich harmonies and influential recordings from the 1960s through the 1990s.
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D.
The Andraé Crouch Choir
The Andraé Crouch Choir is a renowned gospel choir closely associated with legendary gospel musician Andraé Crouch and known for its powerful vocal performances on major pop and gospel recordings.
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E.
The Robert Shaw Chorale
The Robert Shaw Chorale was a renowned mid-20th-century American choral ensemble led by conductor Robert Shaw, celebrated for its precise, expressive performances and influential recordings of classical and folk repertoire.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (50)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
British musical group
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chamber music group ⓘ vocal ensemble ⓘ |
| activeYearsEnd | 2014 ⓘ |
| activeYearsStart | 1974 ⓘ |
| collaboratedWith |
Arvo Pärt
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Gavin Bryars ⓘ Giya Kancheli ⓘ Heinz Holliger ⓘ Jan Garbarek ⓘ Tigran Mansurian ⓘ Veljo Tormis ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | United Kingdom ⓘ |
| disbanded | 2014 ⓘ |
| finalTour | 2014 ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
David James
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Erik Levi ⓘ Paul Elliott ⓘ Paul Hillier ⓘ |
| genre |
Renaissance music
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contemporary classical music ⓘ early music ⓘ vocal chamber music ⓘ |
| inception | 1974 ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance |
English
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Latin ⓘ various European languages ⓘ |
| locationOfFormation |
England
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London ⓘ
linked to:
London, England
United Kingdom ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Nicholas Hilliard ⓘ |
| notableFor |
collaborations with contemporary composers
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performances of Renaissance polyphony ⓘ performances of contemporary vocal music ⓘ performances of early music ⓘ |
| notableMember |
David James
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Gordon Jones ⓘ John Potter ⓘ Rogers Covey-Crump ⓘ |
| notableWork |
Mnemosyne
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Officium ⓘ Officium Novum ⓘ |
| performancePractice | historically informed performance ⓘ |
| recordLabel | ECM Records ⓘ |
| specializesIn |
Renaissance polyphony
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a cappella performance ⓘ medieval music ⓘ new music commissions ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleSize | four singers ⓘ |
| voiceTypeFocus | male voices ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Subject: The Hilliard Ensemble Description of subject: The Hilliard Ensemble was a renowned British vocal chamber group celebrated for its performances and recordings of early, Renaissance, and contemporary classical music.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: The Hilliard Ensemble
linked to: The Hilliard Ensemble