Goldman Band
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The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Goldman Band canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T4033548 — 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: Goldman Band Context triple: [Suite of Old American Dances, firstPerformanceBy, Goldman Band]
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A.
The Hot Band
The Hot Band was Emmylou Harris’s acclaimed backing group in the 1970s, known for its virtuoso country-rock musicians and influential role in shaping her signature sound.
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B.
Sakonnet band
The Sakonnet band was a local group of the Wampanoag people who inhabited the Sakonnet region of what is now southeastern Rhode Island.
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C.
Kendall Band
Kendall Band is a kinetic public art installation of interactive musical sculptures located in the Kendall/MIT subway station in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
The Irons
The Irons is a popular nickname for West Ham United Football Club, a professional football team based in East London that competes in the English football league system.
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E.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues rock band from Texas known for their gritty, guitar-driven sound and hits like "Tuff Enuff."
- 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: Goldman Band Target entity description: The Goldman Band was a prominent American concert band based in New York City, renowned for its outdoor performances and contributions to the popularization of band music in the 20th century.
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A.
The Hot Band
The Hot Band was Emmylou Harris’s acclaimed backing group in the 1970s, known for its virtuoso country-rock musicians and influential role in shaping her signature sound.
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B.
Sakonnet band
The Sakonnet band was a local group of the Wampanoag people who inhabited the Sakonnet region of what is now southeastern Rhode Island.
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C.
Kendall Band
Kendall Band is a kinetic public art installation of interactive musical sculptures located in the Kendall/MIT subway station in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
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D.
The Irons
The Irons is a popular nickname for West Ham United Football Club, a professional football team based in East London that competes in the English football league system.
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E.
The Fabulous Thunderbirds
The Fabulous Thunderbirds are an American blues rock band from Texas known for their gritty, guitar-driven sound and hits like "Tuff Enuff."
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (43)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
American band
ⓘ
concert band ⓘ musical ensemble ⓘ |
| activityPeriod | 20th century ⓘ |
| conductor | Edwin Franko Goldman ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| fieldOfWork |
music education
ⓘ
public entertainment ⓘ |
| foundedBy | Edwin Franko Goldman ⓘ |
| genre |
band music
ⓘ
concert band music ⓘ |
| hasAudience | general public ⓘ |
| hasLanguage | English ⓘ |
| hasNotableCharacteristic |
focus on accessible repertoire
ⓘ
large audience attendance ⓘ regular outdoor performances ⓘ |
| hasPurpose |
promotion of band music
ⓘ
public music education ⓘ |
| hasTypeOfEvent | summer concert series ⓘ |
| heritage | New York musical culture ⓘ |
| inception | 1911 ⓘ |
| influenced |
American band tradition
ⓘ
development of outdoor band concerts in the United States ⓘ |
| location | New York City ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Edwin Franko Goldman ⓘ |
| notableFor |
free public concerts
ⓘ
outdoor performances ⓘ popularization of band music in the 20th century ⓘ |
| notableMember | Edwin Franko Goldman ⓘ |
| originalName | New York Military Band ⓘ |
| partOf | American concert band movement ⓘ |
| performedAt |
Bryant Park
ⓘ
surface form:
Bryant Park, New York City
Central Park (New York City) ⓘ
surface form:
Central Park, New York City
outdoor summer concerts in New York City ⓘ |
| performingArtsDiscipline | music ⓘ |
| repertoireIncludes |
marches
ⓘ
original compositions for band ⓘ transcriptions of classical works ⓘ |
| sponsoredBy |
New York City
ⓘ
surface form:
City of New York
private patrons ⓘ |
| startTime | 1911 ⓘ |
| typicalEnsembleType |
brass and woodwind ensemble
ⓘ
wind band ⓘ |
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