First Suite in E-flat for Military Band

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concert band work wind band composition

First Suite in E-flat for Military Band is a landmark early 20th-century wind band composition by Gustav Holst, renowned for helping establish the concert band as a serious artistic ensemble.

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Label	Occurrences
First Suite in E-flat for Military Band canonical	4
Holst military band suites	1
concert band repertoire through El Capitan March	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6922273 — 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.

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Target entity: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
Context triple: [Gustav Holst, notableWork, First Suite in E-flat for Military Band]

A. Brass Quintet No. 1
Brass Quintet No. 1 is a contemporary chamber work for brass ensemble by American tubist and composer John Stevens, known for its rich sonorities and idiomatic writing for brass instruments.
B. Brass Quintet No. 2
Brass Quintet No. 2 is a contemporary chamber work for brass ensemble by American tubist and composer John Stevens, known for its rich sonorities and idiomatic writing for brass instruments.
C. Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
The Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major is a landmark Classical-era concerto celebrated for its lyrical melodies and virtuosic writing, and is one of the most frequently performed trumpet works in the repertoire.
D. Tuba Concerto
Tuba Concerto is a prominent modern concerto for solo tuba and orchestra composed by John Stevens, known for its lyrical writing and virtuosic demands on the performer.
E. Suite No. 2 for Tuba
Suite No. 2 for Tuba is a contemporary solo tuba composition by American composer John Stevens, known for its expressive range and technical demands that have made it a staple of modern tuba 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: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band
Target entity description: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band is a landmark early 20th-century wind band composition by Gustav Holst, renowned for helping establish the concert band as a serious artistic ensemble.

A. Brass Quintet No. 1
Brass Quintet No. 1 is a contemporary chamber work for brass ensemble by American tubist and composer John Stevens, known for its rich sonorities and idiomatic writing for brass instruments.
B. Brass Quintet No. 2
Brass Quintet No. 2 is a contemporary chamber work for brass ensemble by American tubist and composer John Stevens, known for its rich sonorities and idiomatic writing for brass instruments.
C. Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major
The Trumpet Concerto in E-flat major is a landmark Classical-era concerto celebrated for its lyrical melodies and virtuosic writing, and is one of the most frequently performed trumpet works in the repertoire.
D. Tuba Concerto
Tuba Concerto is a prominent modern concerto for solo tuba and orchestra composed by John Stevens, known for its lyrical writing and virtuosic demands on the performer.
E. Suite No. 2 for Tuba
Suite No. 2 for Tuba is a contemporary solo tuba composition by American composer John Stevens, known for its expressive range and technical demands that have made it a staple of modern tuba repertoire.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert band work ⓘ wind band composition ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	First Suite in E-flat, Op. 28 No. 1 ⓘ Holst First Suite ⓘ
approximateCompositionDate	1909–1911 ⓘ
catalogNumber	Op. 28, No. 1 ⓘ
composer	Gustav Holst ⓘ
composerNationality	British ⓘ
countryOfOrigin	United Kingdom ⓘ
dateComposed	1909 ⓘ
dedicatedTo	Military bands of the British Army ⓘ
educationalUse	frequently studied in wind band literature courses ⓘ standard repertoire for school and university wind ensembles ⓘ
followedBy	Second Suite in F for Military Band ⓘ
genre	wind band music ⓘ
hasForm	suite ⓘ theme and variations (Chaconne movement) ⓘ
historicalSignificance	considered one of the first major original works for modern wind band ⓘ helped establish the concert band as a serious artistic ensemble ⓘ
influenced	development of the symphonic band repertoire ⓘ later wind band composers ⓘ
inMusicCanon	core work of the wind band canon ⓘ
key	E-flat major ⓘ
language	instrumental ⓘ
movement	Chaconne ⓘ Intermezzo ⓘ March ⓘ
notableFeature	cyclical thematic structure across movements ⓘ originally conceived specifically for wind band rather than as an arrangement ⓘ use of a three-note motif as unifying material ⓘ
numberOfMovements	3 ⓘ
period	early 20th century ⓘ
premiereConductor	Dan Godfrey ⓘ
premiereDate	1920 ⓘ
premiereLocation	London ⓘ linked to: London, England
premierePerformer	Band of the Royal Military School of Music, Kneller Hall ⓘ
publisher	Boosey & Co. ⓘ linked to: Boosey & Hawkes
relatedWork	Second Suite in F for Military Band, Op. 28 No. 2 ⓘ linked to: Second Suite in F for Military Band
scoring	concert band ⓘ military band ⓘ
style	English band music ⓘ late Romantic with modal influences ⓘ
tonalCenter	E-flat ⓘ
typicalDuration	approximately 10 minutes ⓘ
typicalEnsemble	military band ⓘ symphonic band ⓘ
workSeries	Holst military band suites ⓘ linked to: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band

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Referenced by (6)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Gustav Holst → notableWork → First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ⓘ

Gustav Holst → composed → First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ⓘ

First Suite in E-flat for Military Band → workSeries → Holst military band suites ⓘ

linked to: First Suite in E-flat for Military Band

Second Suite in F for Military Band → follows → First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ⓘ

Second Suite in F for Military Band → relatedWork → First Suite in E-flat for Military Band ⓘ

El Capitan → influenced → concert band repertoire through El Capitan March ⓘ