United States Military Academy Band

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concert band marching band military band

The United States Military Academy Band is the official musical ensemble of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, providing ceremonial, concert, and marching music for military and public events.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
United States Military Academy Band canonical	2
West Point Band	1
West Point spirit bands	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T11385404 — 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: United States Military Academy Band
Context triple: [U.S. military bands, hasPart, United States Military Academy Band]

A. United States Army Band
The United States Army Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Army, known for performing ceremonial, patriotic, and concert music at official military and national events.
B. Gold Star Marching Band
The Gold Star Marching Band is the official marching band of North Dakota State University, known for performing at Bison athletic events and university ceremonies.
C. 369th Regimental Band
The 369th Regimental Band was the famed African American military band of World War I that popularized jazz in Europe under the leadership of James Reese Europe.
D. Cornell Big Red Marching Band
The Cornell Big Red Marching Band is the high-energy, student-run marching band of Cornell University, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
E. Army Air Force Band
The Army Air Force Band was a renowned World War II-era military big band led by famed trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller that boosted troop morale with swing and popular music.
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: United States Military Academy Band
Target entity description: The United States Military Academy Band is the official musical ensemble of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point, providing ceremonial, concert, and marching music for military and public events.

A. United States Army Band
The United States Army Band is the premier musical organization of the U.S. Army, known for performing ceremonial, patriotic, and concert music at official military and national events.
B. Gold Star Marching Band
The Gold Star Marching Band is the official marching band of North Dakota State University, known for performing at Bison athletic events and university ceremonies.
C. 369th Regimental Band
The 369th Regimental Band was the famed African American military band of World War I that popularized jazz in Europe under the leadership of James Reese Europe.
D. Cornell Big Red Marching Band
The Cornell Big Red Marching Band is the high-energy, student-run marching band of Cornell University, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
E. Army Air Force Band
The Army Air Force Band was a renowned World War II-era military big band led by famed trombonist and bandleader Glenn Miller that boosted troop morale with swing and popular music.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (47)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	concert band ⓘ marching band ⓘ military band ⓘ
affiliation	United States Department of the Army ⓘ United States Military Academy Department of Military Instruction ⓘ
alsoKnownAs	West Point Band ⓘ linked to: United States Military Academy Band
associatedWith	Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy ⓘ
basedIn	United States Military Academy ⓘ
country	United States ⓘ linked to: United States of America
employer	United States Army ⓘ
foundedBy	United States Army ⓘ
garrison	West Point ⓘ linked to: United States Military Academy
genre	classical music arrangements ⓘ marches ⓘ military music ⓘ patriotic music ⓘ
hasPrimaryAudience	Corps of Cadets ⓘ linked to: Corps of Cadets of the United States Military Academy general public ⓘ visiting dignitaries ⓘ
hasSubUnit	ceremonial ensembles ⓘ chamber music groups ⓘ concert band ⓘ jazz ensemble ⓘ marching band ⓘ
language	English ⓘ
location	West Point, New York ⓘ
mission	enhance esprit de corps of the Corps of Cadets ⓘ provide musical support for the United States Military Academy ⓘ represent the United States Army to the public through music ⓘ
notableFor	high professional musical standards ⓘ supporting official ceremonies at West Point ⓘ
partOf	United States Military Academy ⓘ
performsAt	athletic events at the United States Military Academy ⓘ graduation ceremonies at the United States Military Academy ⓘ military ceremonies ⓘ parades ⓘ public concerts ⓘ
recruitsFrom	professional musicians ⓘ
role	ceremonial support ⓘ musical support for cadet activities ⓘ official band of the United States Military Academy ⓘ public outreach ⓘ
serviceBranch	United States Army ⓘ
usesInstrumentFamily	brass instruments ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ string instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ

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Referenced by (4)

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

U.S. military bands → hasPart → United States Military Academy Band ⓘ

Army Fight Song → performedBy → United States Military Academy Band ⓘ

Army Fight Song → performedBy → West Point spirit bands ⓘ

linked to: United States Military Academy Band

United States Military Academy Band → alsoKnownAs → West Point Band ⓘ