And There I Stood With My Piccolo
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"And There I Stood With My Piccolo" is Meredith Willson’s humorous autobiographical memoir recounting his early life and career as a musician and entertainer.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| And There I Stood With My Piccolo canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2781834 — 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: And There I Stood With My Piccolo Context triple: [Meredith Willson, wroteAutobiography, And There I Stood With My Piccolo]
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A.
Flying Pencil
Flying Pencil is the nickname of the German Dornier Do 17, a slender-fuselage light bomber used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
I Was There
"I Was There" is the memoir of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, offering an insider’s account of high-level Allied strategy and decision-making during World War II.
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D.
I Was There
"I Was There" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their debut studio album 39/Smooth.
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E.
Come Blow Your Horn
Come Blow Your Horn is a 1963 American comedy film adaptation of Neil Simon’s play, starring Frank Sinatra and directed by Bud Yorkin.
- 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: And There I Stood With My Piccolo Target entity description: "And There I Stood With My Piccolo" is Meredith Willson’s humorous autobiographical memoir recounting his early life and career as a musician and entertainer.
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A.
Flying Pencil
Flying Pencil is the nickname of the German Dornier Do 17, a slender-fuselage light bomber used by the Luftwaffe during the early years of World War II.
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B.
Our Very Own
"Our Very Own" is a 1950 American drama film starring Ann Blyth and Jane Wyatt that explores the emotional upheaval of a teenager who discovers she is adopted.
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C.
I Was There
"I Was There" is a song by the American punk rock band Green Day, featured on their debut studio album 39/Smooth.
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D.
I Was There
"I Was There" is the memoir of Fleet Admiral William D. Leahy, offering an insider’s account of high-level Allied strategy and decision-making during World War II.
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E.
Come Blow Your Horn
Come Blow Your Horn is a 1963 American comedy film adaptation of Neil Simon’s play, starring Frank Sinatra and directed by Bud Yorkin.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
autobiography
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book ⓘ memoir ⓘ |
| about |
American show business
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orchestral performance ⓘ radio entertainment ⓘ |
| author | Meredith Willson ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| creatorOccupation |
composer
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conductor ⓘ playwright ⓘ |
| describes |
Meredith Willson’s early life
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Meredith Willson’s musical career ⓘ Meredith Willson’s work as an entertainer ⓘ |
| features | anecdotes from Meredith Willson’s life ⓘ |
| genre |
autobiography
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humor ⓘ |
| hasMainCharacter | Meredith Willson ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| medium | print ⓘ |
| narrativePerspective | first-person ⓘ |
| publicationYear | 1948 ⓘ |
| relatedWorkCreator | The Music Man ⓘ |
| settingPeriod | early 20th century ⓘ |
| subject |
American music
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Meredith Willson ⓘ entertainers ⓘ musicians ⓘ |
| titleCharacter | piccolo player ⓘ |
| tone | humorous ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: And There I Stood With My Piccolo Description of subject: "And There I Stood With My Piccolo" is Meredith Willson’s humorous autobiographical memoir recounting his early life and career as a musician and entertainer.
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.