diff --git a/beets/dbcore/db.py b/beets/dbcore/db.py
index 64e77f814..2aa0081d7 100755
--- a/beets/dbcore/db.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/db.py
@@ -35,8 +35,6 @@ import beets
 from ..util import cached_classproperty, functemplate
 from . import types
 from .query import (
-    AndQuery,
-    FieldQuery,
     FieldQueryType,
     FieldSort,
     MatchQuery,
@@ -718,33 +716,6 @@ class Model(ABC, Generic[D]):
         """Set the object's key to a value represented by a string."""
         self[key] = self._parse(key, string)
 
-    # Convenient queries.
-
-    @classmethod
-    def field_query(
-        cls,
-        field,
-        pattern,
-        query_cls: FieldQueryType = MatchQuery,
-    ) -> FieldQuery:
-        """Get a `FieldQuery` for this model."""
-        return query_cls(field, pattern, field in cls._fields)
-
-    @classmethod
-    def all_fields_query(
-        cls: type[Model],
-        pats: Mapping[str, str],
-        query_cls: FieldQueryType = MatchQuery,
-    ):
-        """Get a query that matches many fields with different patterns.
-
-        `pats` should be a mapping from field names to patterns. The
-        resulting query is a conjunction ("and") of per-field queries
-        for all of these field/pattern pairs.
-        """
-        subqueries = [cls.field_query(k, v, query_cls) for k, v in pats.items()]
-        return AndQuery(subqueries)
-
 
 # Database controller and supporting interfaces.
 
diff --git a/beets/dbcore/query.py b/beets/dbcore/query.py
index 866162c4a..1ff56f101 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/query.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/query.py
@@ -97,6 +97,9 @@ class Query(ABC):
         """
         ...
 
+    def __and__(self, other: Query) -> AndQuery:
+        return AndQuery([self, other])
+
     def __repr__(self) -> str:
         return f"{self.__class__.__name__}()"
 
diff --git a/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py b/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
index 289632668..c4ad9c4c9 100644
--- a/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
+++ b/beets/dbcore/queryparse.py
@@ -20,15 +20,17 @@ import itertools
 import re
 from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
-from . import Model, query
+from . import query
 
 if TYPE_CHECKING:
     from collections.abc import Collection, Sequence
 
+    from ..library import LibModel
     from .query import FieldQueryType, Sort
 
     Prefixes = dict[str, FieldQueryType]
 
+
 PARSE_QUERY_PART_REGEX = re.compile(
     # Non-capturing optional segment for the keyword.
     r"(-|\^)?"  # Negation prefixes.
@@ -112,7 +114,7 @@ def parse_query_part(
 
 
 def construct_query_part(
-    model_cls: type[Model],
+    model_cls: type[LibModel],
     prefixes: Prefixes,
     query_part: str,
 ) -> query.Query:
@@ -160,15 +162,7 @@ def construct_query_part(
     # Field queries get constructed according to the name of the field
     # they are querying.
     else:
-        field = table = key.lower()
-        if field in model_cls.shared_db_fields:
-            # This field exists in both tables, so SQLite will encounter
-            # an OperationalError if we try to query it in a join.
-            # Using an explicit table name resolves this.
-            table = f"{model_cls._table}.{field}"
-
-        field_in_db = field in model_cls.all_db_fields
-        out_query = query_class(table, pattern, field_in_db)
+        out_query = model_cls.field_query(key.lower(), pattern, query_class)
 
     # Apply negation.
     if negate:
@@ -180,7 +174,7 @@ def construct_query_part(
 # TYPING ERROR
 def query_from_strings(
     query_cls: type[query.CollectionQuery],
-    model_cls: type[Model],
+    model_cls: type[LibModel],
     prefixes: Prefixes,
     query_parts: Collection[str],
 ) -> query.Query:
@@ -197,7 +191,7 @@ def query_from_strings(
 
 
 def construct_sort_part(
-    model_cls: type[Model],
+    model_cls: type[LibModel],
     part: str,
     case_insensitive: bool = True,
 ) -> Sort:
@@ -228,7 +222,7 @@ def construct_sort_part(
 
 
 def sort_from_strings(
-    model_cls: type[Model],
+    model_cls: type[LibModel],
     sort_parts: Sequence[str],
     case_insensitive: bool = True,
 ) -> Sort:
@@ -247,7 +241,7 @@ def sort_from_strings(
 
 
 def parse_sorted_query(
-    model_cls: type[Model],
+    model_cls: type[LibModel],
     parts: list[str],
     prefixes: Prefixes = {},
     case_insensitive: bool = True,
diff --git a/beets/importer.py b/beets/importer.py
index ab2382c9f..b30e6399b 100644
--- a/beets/importer.py
+++ b/beets/importer.py
@@ -707,9 +707,7 @@ class ImportTask(BaseImportTask):
         # use a temporary Album object to generate any computed fields.
         tmp_album = library.Album(lib, **info)
         keys = config["import"]["duplicate_keys"]["album"].as_str_seq()
-        dup_query = library.Album.all_fields_query(
-            {key: tmp_album.get(key) for key in keys}
-        )
+        dup_query = tmp_album.duplicates_query(keys)
 
         # Don't count albums with the same files as duplicates.
         task_paths = {i.path for i in self.items if i}
@@ -1025,9 +1023,7 @@ class SingletonImportTask(ImportTask):
         # temporary `Item` object to generate any computed fields.
         tmp_item = library.Item(lib, **info)
         keys = config["import"]["duplicate_keys"]["item"].as_str_seq()
-        dup_query = library.Album.all_fields_query(
-            {key: tmp_item.get(key) for key in keys}
-        )
+        dup_query = tmp_item.duplicates_query(keys)
 
         found_items = []
         for other_item in lib.items(dup_query):
diff --git a/beets/library.py b/beets/library.py
index 2430f7125..46c1e43aa 100644
--- a/beets/library.py
+++ b/beets/library.py
@@ -25,6 +25,7 @@ import time
 import unicodedata
 from functools import cached_property
 from pathlib import Path
+from typing import TYPE_CHECKING
 
 import platformdirs
 from mediafile import MediaFile, UnreadableFileError
@@ -42,6 +43,9 @@ from beets.util import (
 )
 from beets.util.functemplate import Template, template
 
+if TYPE_CHECKING:
+    from .dbcore.query import FieldQuery, FieldQueryType
+
 # To use the SQLite "blob" type, it doesn't suffice to provide a byte
 # string; SQLite treats that as encoded text. Wrapping it in a
 # `memoryview` tells it that we actually mean non-text data.
@@ -375,6 +379,31 @@ class LibModel(dbcore.Model["Library"]):
     def __bytes__(self):
         return self.__str__().encode("utf-8")
 
+    # Convenient queries.
+
+    @classmethod
+    def field_query(
+        cls, field: str, pattern: str, query_cls: FieldQueryType
+    ) -> FieldQuery:
+        """Get a `FieldQuery` for the given field on this model."""
+        fast = field in cls.all_db_fields
+        if field in cls.shared_db_fields:
+            # This field exists in both tables, so SQLite will encounter
+            # an OperationalError if we try to use it in a query.
+            # Using an explicit table name resolves this.
+            field = f"{cls._table}.{field}"
+
+        return query_cls(field, pattern, fast)
+
+    def duplicates_query(self, fields: list[str]) -> dbcore.AndQuery:
+        """Return a query for entities with same values in the given fields."""
+        return dbcore.AndQuery(
+            [
+                self.field_query(f, self.get(f), dbcore.MatchQuery)
+                for f in fields
+            ]
+        )
+
 
 class FormattedItemMapping(dbcore.db.FormattedMapping):
     """Add lookup for album-level fields.
@@ -648,6 +677,12 @@ class Item(LibModel):
         getters["filesize"] = Item.try_filesize  # In bytes.
         return getters
 
+    def duplicates_query(self, fields: list[str]) -> dbcore.AndQuery:
+        """Return a query for entities with same values in the given fields."""
+        return super().duplicates_query(fields) & dbcore.query.NoneQuery(
+            "album_id"
+        )
+
     @classmethod
     def from_path(cls, path):
         """Create a new item from the media file at the specified path."""
@@ -1866,7 +1901,6 @@ class DefaultTemplateFunctions:
             Item.all_keys(),
             # Do nothing for non singletons.
             lambda i: i.album_id is not None,
-            initial_subqueries=[dbcore.query.NoneQuery("album_id", True)],
         )
 
     def _tmpl_unique_memokey(self, name, keys, disam, item_id):
@@ -1885,7 +1919,6 @@ class DefaultTemplateFunctions:
         db_item,
         item_keys,
         skip_item,
-        initial_subqueries=None,
     ):
         """Generate a string that is guaranteed to be unique among all items of
         the same type as "db_item" who share the same set of keys.
@@ -1932,15 +1965,7 @@ class DefaultTemplateFunctions:
             bracket_r = ""
 
         # Find matching items to disambiguate with.
-        subqueries = []
-        if initial_subqueries is not None:
-            subqueries.extend(initial_subqueries)
-        for key in keys:
-            value = db_item.get(key, "")
-            # Use slow queries for flexible attributes.
-            fast = key in item_keys
-            subqueries.append(dbcore.MatchQuery(key, value, fast))
-        query = dbcore.AndQuery(subqueries)
+        query = db_item.duplicates_query(keys)
         ambigous_items = (
             self.lib.items(query)
             if isinstance(db_item, Item)
diff --git a/test/test_dbcore.py b/test/test_dbcore.py
index ba2b84ad2..03fe02d19 100644
--- a/test/test_dbcore.py
+++ b/test/test_dbcore.py
@@ -23,6 +23,7 @@ from tempfile import mkstemp
 import pytest
 
 from beets import dbcore
+from beets.library import LibModel
 from beets.test import _common
 
 # Fixture: concrete database and model classes. For migration tests, we
@@ -44,7 +45,7 @@ class QueryFixture(dbcore.query.FieldQuery):
         return True
 
 
-class ModelFixture1(dbcore.Model):
+class ModelFixture1(LibModel):
     _table = "test"
     _flex_table = "testflex"
     _fields = {