Penn State Blue Band
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The Penn State Blue Band is the renowned marching band of Pennsylvania State University, known for its performances at Nittany Lions football games and other major university events.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Penn State Blue Band canonical | 2 |
| Penn State Athletic Bands | 1 |
| Penn State marching band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1775882 — 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: Penn State Blue Band Context triple: [Penn State Nittany Lions football, band, Penn State Blue Band]
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A.
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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B.
Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
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C.
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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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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E.
Princeton University Band
The Princeton University Band is a student-run scramble band known for its humorous, high-energy performances at Princeton University athletic events and campus functions.
- 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: Penn State Blue Band Target entity description: The Penn State Blue Band is the renowned marching band of Pennsylvania State University, known for its performances at Nittany Lions football games and other major university events.
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A.
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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B.
Penn Band
Penn Band is the University of Pennsylvania’s marching and pep band, known for performing at athletic events and campus functions with spirited music and traditions.
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C.
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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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.
Princeton University Band
The Princeton University Band is a student-run scramble band known for its humorous, high-energy performances at Princeton University athletic events and campus functions.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate marching band
ⓘ
university marching band ⓘ |
| affiliatedWith |
Penn State Nittany Lions
ⓘ
Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
| associatedWithColor |
blue
ⓘ
white ⓘ |
| associatedWithConference | Big Ten Conference ⓘ |
| associatedWithMascot | Nittany Lion ⓘ |
| campus | University Park campus ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| genre |
fight songs
ⓘ
marching band music ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
marching drill
ⓘ
musical performance ⓘ |
| hasAudience |
Penn State alumni
ⓘ
Penn State students ⓘ college football fans ⓘ |
| hasReputation |
renowned collegiate marching band
ⓘ
tradition-rich marching band ⓘ |
| hasType | marching band ⓘ |
| homeStadium | Beaver Stadium ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| locatedIn | University Park, Pennsylvania ⓘ |
| name | Penn State Blue Band self-link ⓘ |
| notableFor |
large student membership
ⓘ
pregame and halftime field shows ⓘ supporting Penn State athletics ⓘ |
| organizationType | student organization ⓘ |
| partOf |
Penn State Blue Band
self-linksurface differs
ⓘ
surface form:
Penn State Athletic Bands
Penn State School of Music ⓘ |
| performsAt |
Penn State Nittany Lions football games
ⓘ
Penn State home football games ⓘ bowl games ⓘ major university events at Penn State ⓘ parades ⓘ pep rallies ⓘ postseason football games ⓘ |
| plays |
Fight On
ⓘ
surface form:
Fight On, State
Penn State Alma Mater ⓘ Nittany Lion ⓘ
surface form:
The Nittany Lion
|
| primarySportAssociation | American football ⓘ |
| region |
State College, Pennsylvania metropolitan area
ⓘ
surface form:
State College, Pennsylvania area
|
| shortName | Blue Band ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy | Pennsylvania State University ⓘ |
| usesInstrumentFamily |
battery percussion
ⓘ
brass instruments ⓘ front ensemble percussion ⓘ percussion instruments ⓘ woodwind instruments ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Penn State Blue Band Description of subject: The Penn State Blue Band is the renowned marching band of Pennsylvania State University, known for its performances at Nittany Lions football games and other major university events.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Penn State Athletic Bands
this entity surface form:
Penn State marching band