University of Wisconsin Marching Band
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The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching ensemble of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, renowned for its spirited performances at Badger athletic events and dynamic halftime shows.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| University of Wisconsin Marching Band canonical | 6 |
| UW Marching Band | 1 |
| Wisconsin Badger Band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T2950073 — 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: University of Wisconsin Marching Band Context triple: [On, Wisconsin!, performedBy, University of Wisconsin Marching Band]
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Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
The Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band is the university’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble known for its high-energy performances, precision drill, and prominent role at Spartan athletic events and ceremonies.
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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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The Ohio State University Marching Band
The Ohio State University Marching Band is a renowned collegiate marching band famous for its intricate field formations, including the iconic "Script Ohio," and high-energy performances at Ohio State football games and major events.
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Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
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E.
University of California Marching Band
The University of California Marching Band is the official marching band of UC Berkeley, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and its role in promoting school pride through music and field shows.
- 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: University of Wisconsin Marching Band Target entity description: The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching ensemble of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, renowned for its spirited performances at Badger athletic events and dynamic halftime shows.
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A.
Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band
The Michigan State University Spartan Marching Band is the university’s renowned collegiate marching ensemble known for its high-energy performances, precision drill, and prominent role at Spartan athletic events and ceremonies.
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B.
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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C.
The Ohio State University Marching Band
The Ohio State University Marching Band is a renowned collegiate marching band famous for its intricate field formations, including the iconic "Script Ohio," and high-energy performances at Ohio State football games and major events.
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D.
Oregon State University Marching Band
The Oregon State University Marching Band is the collegiate marching ensemble that performs at Oregon State athletic events and university functions, known for its spirited support of the Beavers and dynamic field shows.
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University of California Marching Band
The University of California Marching Band is the official marching band of UC Berkeley, known for its spirited performances at athletic events and its role in promoting school pride through music and field shows.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (46)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate marching band
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university musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activity |
field shows
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parades ⓘ pep band performances ⓘ |
| affiliation |
School of Music (University of Wisconsin–Madison)
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surface form:
University of Wisconsin–Madison School of Music
|
| associatedColor |
cardinal red
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white ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Big Ten Conference culture
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Wisconsin Badgers ⓘ Wisconsin Badgers football ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin Badgers football team
Wisconsin Badgers men's basketball ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin Badgers men’s basketball team
Wisconsin Badgers men's ice hockey ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin Badgers men’s hockey team
Wisconsin Badgers women’s basketball team ⓘ Wisconsin Badgers women's ice hockey ⓘ
surface form:
Wisconsin Badgers women’s hockey team
|
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
|
| genre | marching band music ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
entertaining game-day atmosphere contributor
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spirited collegiate marching band ⓘ |
| hasType |
marching ensemble
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pep band ⓘ |
| homeCity | Madison ⓘ |
| homeState | Wisconsin ⓘ |
| homeVenue |
Camp Randall Stadium
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Kohl Center ⓘ |
| institutionType | student organization ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Madison, Wisconsin, United States
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surface form:
Madison, Wisconsin
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| name | University of Wisconsin Marching Band self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
crowd participation traditions
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dynamic halftime shows ⓘ high-energy performances ⓘ |
| partOf | University of Wisconsin–Madison ⓘ |
| performsAt |
community events
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home basketball games of the Wisconsin Badgers ⓘ home football games of the Wisconsin Badgers ⓘ home hockey games of the Wisconsin Badgers ⓘ university events ⓘ |
| shortName |
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
UW Marching Band
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| studentParticipation | open to University of Wisconsin–Madison students ⓘ |
| supportsSport |
American football
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basketball ⓘ ice hockey ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentFamily |
brass instruments
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percussion instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
The pipeline generated the facts above by prompting gpt-5.1 with this entity's name + description and the instruction below.
Instruction
You are a knowledge base construction expert. Given a subject entity and a description of it, return factual statements that you know for the subject as a JSON list of dictionaries(triples), where keys must be "subject", "predicate" and "object". The number of facts may be very high, between 25 to 50 or more, for very popular subjects. For less popular subjects, the number of facts can be very low, like 5 or 10. # Requirements - If you don't know the subject at all, return an empty list. - If the subject is not a named entity, return an empty list. - Include at least one triple where predicate is "instanceOf". - Do not get too wordy. - Separate several objects into multiple triples with one object.
Input
Subject: University of Wisconsin Marching Band Description of subject: The University of Wisconsin Marching Band is the high-energy collegiate marching ensemble of the University of Wisconsin–Madison, renowned for its spirited performances at Badger athletic events and dynamic halftime shows.
Referenced by (8)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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performedBy
→
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
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subject surface form:
On, Wisconsin!
fight song of the University of Wisconsin–Madison
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performedBy
→
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
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subject surface form:
On, Wisconsin!
this entity surface form:
Wisconsin Badger Band
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
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shortName
→
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
UW Marching Band
Fifth Quarter marching band performance after games
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performedBy
→
University of Wisconsin Marching Band
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