John Philip Sousa Band
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The John Philip Sousa Band was a famous American concert band led by composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, renowned for its patriotic marches and extensive touring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| John Philip Sousa Band canonical | 4 |
| Sousa Band | 2 |
| John Philip Sousa’s band | 1 |
| Sousa Band (as his ensemble) | 1 |
| Sousa’s Band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2781827 — 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 Philip Sousa Band Context triple: [Meredith Willson, memberOf, John Philip Sousa Band]
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United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned as "The President's Own" for its role in performing at White House and state ceremonies.
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B.
U.S. military bands
U.S. military bands are professional musical ensembles of the United States Armed Forces that perform ceremonial, patriotic, and public concerts to represent and promote the military at home and abroad.
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C.
Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
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D.
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is a premier U.S. Army ceremonial musical unit that performs 18th-century-style martial music in period uniforms for official military and public events.
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E.
Big Red Marching Band
The Big Red Marching Band is Cornell University's spirited collegiate marching band, known for performing at athletic events and campus traditions.
- 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 Philip Sousa Band Target entity description: The John Philip Sousa Band was a famous American concert band led by composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, renowned for its patriotic marches and extensive touring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
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A.
United States Marine Band
The United States Marine Band is the premier musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned as "The President's Own" for its role in performing at White House and state ceremonies.
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B.
U.S. military bands
U.S. military bands are professional musical ensembles of the United States Armed Forces that perform ceremonial, patriotic, and public concerts to represent and promote the military at home and abroad.
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C.
Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
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D.
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps is a premier U.S. Army ceremonial musical unit that performs 18th-century-style martial music in period uniforms for official military and public events.
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E.
Big Red Marching Band
The Big Red Marching Band is Cornell University's spirited collegiate marching band, known for performing at athletic events and campus traditions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
concert band
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musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activePeriod |
early 20th century
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late 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedGenre | American march music ⓘ |
| associatedPerson |
Arthur Pryor
ⓘ
Herbert L. Clarke ⓘ Simone Mantia ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
American military bands
ⓘ
United States Marine Band ⓘ |
| basedIn | Washington, D.C. ⓘ |
| conductor | John Philip Sousa ⓘ |
| country |
United States
ⓘ
linked to:
United States of America
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| foundedBy | John Philip Sousa ⓘ |
| genre |
concert band music
ⓘ
marches ⓘ patriotic music ⓘ |
| hasInfluenced |
college marching bands in the United States
ⓘ
high school bands in the United States ⓘ professional wind ensembles ⓘ |
| languageOfPerformance | instrumental ⓘ |
| leader | John Philip Sousa ⓘ |
| notableFor |
high performance standards
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influencing the development of American band tradition ⓘ patriotic concert programs ⓘ popularizing American marches ⓘ touring extensively in Europe ⓘ touring extensively in the United States ⓘ |
| notableWork |
performances of "El Capitan"
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performances of "King Cotton" ⓘ performances of "Manhattan Beach" ⓘ performances of "Semper Fidelis" ⓘ performances of "The Liberty Bell" ⓘ performances of "The Stars and Stripes Forever" ⓘ performances of "The Washington Post" march ⓘ |
| performanceType |
concert ensemble
ⓘ
touring ensemble ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
American patriotic music
ⓘ
European classical transcriptions ⓘ operatic transcriptions ⓘ original compositions by John Philip Sousa ⓘ popular songs of the era ⓘ |
| touringRegion |
British Isles
ⓘ
Europe ⓘ North America ⓘ |
| typicalInstrumentation |
brass
ⓘ
percussion ⓘ woodwinds ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Subject: John Philip Sousa Band Description of subject: The John Philip Sousa Band was a famous American concert band led by composer and conductor John Philip Sousa, renowned for its patriotic marches and extensive touring in the late 19th and early 20th centuries.
Referenced by (9)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
linked to: John Philip Sousa Band
subject linked to:
National march The Stars and Stripes Forever
linked to: John Philip Sousa Band
linked to: John Philip Sousa Band
linked to: John Philip Sousa Band