Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
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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.
All labels observed (4)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps canonical | 2 |
| The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps | 2 |
| Fife and Drum Corps | 1 |
| The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2227008 — 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: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Context triple: [3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard), subUnit, Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps]
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A.
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps is an elite ceremonial musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for its precision performances at military and state events.
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B.
Temple University Diamond Marching Band
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching band that performs at Temple University athletic events and represents the school at various musical and community engagements.
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C.
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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D.
Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
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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: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Target entity description: 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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A.
United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps
The United States Marine Drum and Bugle Corps is an elite ceremonial musical ensemble of the U.S. Marine Corps, renowned for its precision performances at military and state events.
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B.
Temple University Diamond Marching Band
The Temple University Diamond Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching band that performs at Temple University athletic events and represents the school at various musical and community engagements.
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C.
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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D.
Michigan Marching Band
The Michigan Marching Band is the University of Michigan’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble, known for its elaborate halftime shows, precision formations, and central role in the game-day atmosphere at Michigan Stadium.
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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 |
United States Army military band
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ceremonial unit ⓘ fife and drum corps ⓘ |
| allegiance |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| associatedWith |
United States Army Ceremonial Units
ⓘ
United States Army Military District of Washington ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| establishedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| garrison |
Fort Myer, Virginia
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Joint Base Myer–Henderson Hall ⓘ |
| genre |
martial music
ⓘ
military music ⓘ patriotic music ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEnsemble |
field music ensemble
ⓘ
marching ensemble ⓘ |
| historicalInspiration |
Continental Army
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surface form:
Continental Army field musicians
|
| historicalPeriodRepresented |
American Revolutionary War
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surface form:
American Revolutionary War era
|
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Arlington, Virginia ⓘ |
| militaryBranch | United States Army ⓘ |
| motto |
Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
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| musicalStyle | 18th-century-style fife and drum music ⓘ |
| notableFor |
authentic 18th-century musical arrangements
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historically accurate drill and ceremony ⓘ representation of the Continental Army ⓘ |
| parentUnit | 3rd U.S. Infantry Regiment (The Old Guard) ⓘ |
| partOf |
United States Army Band
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surface form:
United States Army Band Program
|
| performsAt |
Spirit of America shows
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Twilight Tattoo ⓘ change of command ceremonies ⓘ military funerals ⓘ national celebrations ⓘ presidential inaugurations ⓘ public parades ⓘ state arrival ceremonies ⓘ |
| performsFor |
President of the United States
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foreign heads of state ⓘ general public ⓘ senior U.S. military leaders ⓘ |
| role |
ceremonial support
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musical honors for military ceremonies ⓘ public relations ⓘ |
| uniform |
American Revolutionary War period uniforms
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Continental Army-style uniforms ⓘ |
| usesInstrument |
bass drum
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bugle ⓘ fife ⓘ snare drum ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
The U.S. Army Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
this entity surface form:
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
this entity surface form:
The Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps
this entity surface form:
Fife and Drum Corps