Oregon State University Marching Band
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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.
All labels observed (5)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| OSU Marching Band | 1 |
| Oregon State Beavers marching band | 1 |
| Oregon State Marching Band | 1 |
| Oregon State University Marching Band canonical | 1 |
| Oregon State University band | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T761796 — 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: Oregon State University Marching Band Context triple: [Oregon State Beavers football team, hasMarchingBand, Oregon State University Marching 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.
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.
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C.
Texas A&M bands
Texas A&M bands are the university’s renowned musical ensembles, best known for their spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
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D.
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights is the official marching band of Rutgers University, known for performing at athletic events and university ceremonies with spirited musical and visual shows.
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E.
Oregon State Beavers
The Oregon State Beavers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports, competing primarily in the Pac-12 Conference.
- 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: Oregon State University Marching Band Target entity description: 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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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.
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.
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C.
Texas A&M bands
Texas A&M bands are the university’s renowned musical ensembles, best known for their spirited performances at athletic events and campus traditions.
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D.
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights
Rutgers University Marching Scarlet Knights is the official marching band of Rutgers University, known for performing at athletic events and university ceremonies with spirited musical and visual shows.
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E.
Oregon State Beavers
The Oregon State Beavers are the intercollegiate athletic teams representing Oregon State University in NCAA Division I sports, competing primarily in the Pac-12 Conference.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (44)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
collegiate marching band
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university musical ensemble ⓘ |
| affiliation |
Oregon State University
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surface form:
Oregon State University College of Liberal Arts
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| associatedWith |
Oregon State Beavers
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Pac-12 Conference ⓘ |
| campus | Oregon State University ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
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surface form:
United States
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| genre | marching band music ⓘ |
| hasSection |
brass section
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color guard ⓘ drumline ⓘ percussion section ⓘ woodwind section ⓘ |
| hasType |
performing arts group
ⓘ
student organization ⓘ |
| homeStadiumPerformances | Reser Stadium ⓘ |
| language | English ⓘ |
| location | Corvallis, Oregon ⓘ |
| mottoOrRole | spirit organization for Oregon State athletics ⓘ |
| musicalStyle | collegiate marching band style ⓘ |
| notableFor |
dynamic field shows
ⓘ
spirited support of the Oregon State Beavers ⓘ |
| operatedBy | Oregon State University ⓘ |
| partOf |
Oregon State University
ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon State University School of Arts and Communication
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| performsAt |
Oregon State Beavers athletic events
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Oregon State Beavers football games ⓘ Oregon State Beavers men’s basketball games ⓘ Oregon State Beavers women’s basketball games ⓘ Oregon State University functions ⓘ community events ⓘ pep rallies ⓘ |
| performsRepertoire |
halftime field shows
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popular music arrangements ⓘ school songs ⓘ |
| primaryFunction |
provide musical entertainment at sporting events
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represent Oregon State University at public events ⓘ support Oregon State University athletic teams ⓘ |
| recruitmentTarget | Oregon State University students ⓘ |
| requires | audition for membership ⓘ |
| shortName |
Oregon State University Marching Band
self-linksurface differs
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surface form:
OSU Marching Band
Oregon State University Marching Band self-linksurface differs ⓘ
surface form:
Oregon State Marching Band
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| state | Oregon ⓘ |
| usesColors |
black
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orange ⓘ |
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: Oregon State University Marching Band Description of subject: 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.
Referenced by (5)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
Oregon State Beavers marching band
this entity surface form:
Oregon State University band
Oregon State University Marching Band
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shortName
→
Oregon State University Marching Band
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
OSU Marching Band
Oregon State University Marching Band
→
shortName
→
Oregon State University Marching Band
self-linksurface differs
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this entity surface form:
Oregon State Marching Band