List_of_University_of_Illinois_songs

List of University of Illinois songs

List of University of Illinois songs

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This is a list of songs written about, dedicated to, or commonly associated with the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. Most of the songs have been composed before 1940, and many were originally submitted in campus songwriting contests.

Front cover of "The Illinois Loyalty Song"

The following songs still see regular performance at the university, specifically through the Marching Illini. Other organizations, such as the Varsity Men's Glee Club, will also perform these songs. They are strongly recognized as university songs.

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Performed in the past

The following songs used to see regular performance through the university band or orchestra, campus glee clubs, or other means. As of recent history, they are no longer performed regularly.

Front cover of "Fight Illini"
Front cover of "Have Courage, Illinois"
Front cover of "Where the Boneyard Flows"
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Notes

  1. The applicable years of graduation from the University of Illinois are listed after a person's name.
  2. While "Illinois" is about the State of Illinois, rather than the University of Illinois, it is commonly associated with both.

References

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    "Illinois Songs and Music, 1903-1958". University of Illinois Archives. University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. n.d. Retrieved March 23, 2020. Record series 0/1/804
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    University of Illinois Songbook (PDF) (3rd ed.). New York City, NY: Hinds, Noble & Eldredge (under the auspices of the Women's League). 1926.
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    Illini Songbook (1926 ed.). Champaign, IL: Illinois Union. 1926.
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    "Illini Fantasy, for band". AllMusic. Netaktion LLC. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    "State Song". Illinois.gov. State of Illinois. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    Guild, Thacher Howland (1919). The Power of a God, and Other One-act Plays. Menasha, WI: George Banta Publishing Co. ISBN 1330463250.
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    Neuenschwander, Daniel Paul (2019). Raymond Francis Dvorak: His life and career in music (Ed.D.). University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign. hdl:2142/106235.
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    Hash, Phillip M. (October 1, 2008). "History of the Illinois School Band Association: 1924–1941". Journal of Historical Research in Music Education. 30 (1): 4–20. doi:10.1177/153660060803000103. S2CID 140311511.
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    "Give Carillon Concert Sunday". Daily Illini. Urbana, IL. June 21, 1965. p. 18. Retrieved March 23, 2020.
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    Danner, Phyllis (September 1998). "John Philip Sousa: The Illinois Collection". Notes. 55 (1): 9–25. doi:10.2307/900344. JSTOR 900344.

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