What melody from the French opera "Geneviève de Brabant" is used by Western Illinois University before all of it's football games and the United States Marine Corps as it's military hymn?
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Francesco Maria Scala Francesco Maria Scala (1819 – 18 April 1903) also known as Francis M. Scala, was an Italian-born naturalized American military band director and musician. He was the first and one of the most important and influential directors of United States Marine Corps (USMC) Band. He defined the instrumental organization that the band maintains, he was an extremely prolific musician and composer, and improved and enlarged the repertoire of the ensemble. It is thought that under his direction the USMC Band executed for the first time the melody "Potpourri-Fantasie" from the opera Geneviève de Brabant by Jacques Offenbach. This melody is now known as the Marines' Hymn.
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Marines' Hymn The "Marines' Hymn" is the official hymn of the United States Marine Corps, introduced by the first Director of USMC Band, Francesco Maria Scala. It is the oldest official song in the United States Armed Forces. The "Marines' Hymn" is typically sung at the position of attention as a gesture of respect. However, the third verse is also used as a toast during formal events, such as the birthday ball and other ceremonies. Western Illinois University uses the hymn prior to all football games. They are the only non-military academy allowed to use the hymn. The university has had permission to use the official nickname, mascot, and hymn of the Corps since 1927.
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Singing Statesmen The Singing Statesmen, the Glee Club of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, is a male vocal ensemble composed of students from a wide array of academic backgrounds. The Singing Statesmen are one of seven vocal ensembles of the University of Wisconsin–Eau Claire, "Wisconsin's Singing University."
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We Gather Together "We Gather Together" is a Christian hymn of Dutch origin written in 1597 by Adrianus Valerius as "Wilt heden nu treden" to celebrate the Dutch victory over Spanish forces in the Battle of Turnhout. It was originally set to a Dutch folk tune. In the United States, it is popularly associated with Thanksgiving Day and is often sung at family meals and at religious services on that day.
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Hail Purdue! "Hail Purdue!" is the official fight song of Purdue University. The lyrics were written in about 1912 by James R. Morrison (class of 1915), and set to music by Edward S. Wotawa (class of 1912). The completed song was published in 1913, initially titled "Purdue War Song," and was dedicated to the Purdue Varsity Glee Club, of which Wotawa was a student member and director.
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Aida Aida (] ) is an opera in four acts by Giuseppe Verdi to an Italian libretto by Antonio Ghislanzoni. Set in Egypt, it was commissioned by and first performed at Cairo's Khedivial Opera House on 24 December 1871; Giovanni Bottesini conducted after Verdi himself withdrew. Today the work holds a central place in the operatic canon, receiving performances every year around the world; at New York's Metropolitan Opera alone, "Aida" has been sung more than 1,100 times since 1886. Ghislanzoni's scheme follows a scenario often attributed to the French Egyptologist Auguste Mariette, but Verdi biographer Mary Jane Phillips-Matz argues that the source is actually Temistocle Solera.
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La Brabançonne The "Brabançonne" (] ) is the national anthem of Belgium. The originally-French title refers to Brabant; the name is maintained untranslated in Belgium's other two official languages, Dutch and German.
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Melodramma Melodramma (plural: "melodrammi") is a 17th-century Italian term for a text to be set as an opera, or the opera itself. In the 19th-century, it was used in a much narrower sense by English writers to discuss developments in the early Italian libretto, e.g., "Rigoletto" and "Un ballo in maschera". Characteristic are the influence of French bourgeois drama, female instead of male protagonists, and the practice of opening the action with a chorus.
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Auprès de ma blonde "Auprès de ma blonde" (French for "Next to My Girlfriend") or "Le Prisonnier de Hollande" ("The Prisoner of Holland") is a popular chanson dating to the 17th century. It appeared during or soon after the Franco-Dutch War (1672–78), during the reign of Louis XIV, when French sailors and soldiers were commonly imprisoned in the Netherlands. The song is the first track of "Songs of the World" by the Norman Luboff Choir. It was meant to represent France, on a two album set that included songs from all around the world.
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ISU Fights "ISU Fights" is the fight song of Iowa State University. The song, which made its debut in 1930, is often played at sporting events, and otherwise it is mostly only sung by the Iowa Statesmen, the official men's choir of Iowa State, which generally sings the song at the end of their concerts, as part of a collection of school songs, starting with "Rise, Sons of Iowa State," "For I, For S, For Ever," the alma mater "Bells of Iowa State," and then finally "ISU Fights." These songs are often collectively referred to as the Iowa State Fight Songs, though "ISU Fights" is the official fight song. "
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Marching Illini The Marching Illini (MI) is the marching band of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. The Marching Illini is an organization which annually includes approximately 375 students enrolled in the University of Illinois. Part of the College of Fine and Applied Arts and the School of Music, the Marching Illini represent virtually every college, discipline, and major on the University's diverse Urbana-Champaign campus.
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Hymn Before Action "Hymn Before Action" is a poem written by Rudyard Kipling in 1896. It takes the form of a prayer by troops to God and to Mary on the eve of battle.
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Paean A paean ( ) is a song or lyric poem expressing triumph or thanksgiving. In classical antiquity, it is usually performed by a chorus, but some examples seem intended for an individual voice (monody). It comes from the Greek παιάν (also παιήων or παιών), "song of triumph, any solemn song or chant." "Paeon" was also the name of a divine physician and an epithet of Apollo.
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Carlton Gauld Carlton Gauld (before 1931 – after 1960) was an American operatic bass who had a prolific career during the 1930s through the 1960s. Raised in Bedford, Indiana, Gustos first rose to prominence at the Metropolitan Opera in New York City, making his debut with the company in the 1931–1932 season as the King of Egypt in Giuseppe Verdi's "Aida". He made his debut with the Teatro Colón in Buenos Aires in 1932, shortly followed by his European debut at the Opéra Comique as Nilakantha in Delibes's "Lakmé". He remained at the Opéra Comique for three years, portraying a variety of roles like, Basilio in "The Barber of Seville", the title role in Giacomo Puccini's "Gianni Schicchi", the Prior in Massenet's "Le Jongleur de Notre Dame", de Grieux in "Manon", Lothario in "Mignon", Ramon in Charles Gounod's "Mireille", the four villains in "The Tales of Hoffmann", Count Almaviva in "Le nozze di Figaro", and Scarpia in "Tosca" among others. He also sang in the world premiere of Emmanuel Bondeville's "L’École des maris" (1933) with the company.
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Devil's song Devil's song, also known as SS marschiert in Feindesland or Teufelslied (ee. " Kuradi laul", fr. "Le chant du diable") is a German marching song. Some versions of the song were used in the Waffen SS, Condor Legion, Hirden and other military forces of the Second World War.
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Chorale A chorale is a melody to which a hymn is sung by a congregation in a German Protestant Church service. The typical four-part setting of a chorale, in which the sopranos (and the congregation) sing the melody along with three lower voices, is known as a "chorale harmonization".
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Hail Varsity "Hail Varsity" is a fight song of the University of Nebraska–Lincoln, often played at football games by the University of Nebraska Cornhusker Marching Band. The band song is often played before playing Hail Varsity. The lyrics were written by Joyce Ayres, a 1930 Nebraska graduate, and the music was composed by Wilbur Chenoweth. There are three other fight songs, "Dear Old Nebraska U," "March of the Cornhuskers," and "The Cornhuskers (Come a Runnin' Boys)."
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Nathan Gunn Nathan T. Gunn (born November 26, 1970, in South Bend, Indiana) is an American operatic baritone who performs regularly around the world. He is an alumnus of the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign where he is currently a professor of voice.
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Les cloches de Corneville Les cloches de Corneville (known in English as The Chimes of Normandy or The Bells of Corneville) is an opera-comique in three acts, composed by Robert Planquette to a French libretto by Louis Clairville and Charles Gabet based on a play by Gabet.
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White as Snow (song) "White as Snow" is a song by Irish rock band U2 and the ninth track on their 2009 album "No Line on the Horizon". It was written from the perspective of a dying soldier serving in Afghanistan, and lasts the length of time it takes him to die. The track is based on the hymn "Veni, veni Emmanuel", and is the only political song on the album.
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Carmen Ohio "Carmen Ohio" (Latin: Song of Ohio) is the oldest school song still used by The Ohio State University. The song was composed by freshman athlete and Men's Glee Club member Fred Cornell in 1902 or 1903. According to some accounts, he composed it on the train ride home from Ann Arbor, Michigan after Ohio State suffered an 86-0 loss to the Michigan Wolverines. Set to the tune "Spanish Hymn", or "Spanish Chant", the Men's Glee Club first performed the song in 1903; however, it did not gain popularity until after its October 10, 1906 publication in "The Lantern". At the following Ohio State-Michigan football game on October 20, 1906, "Carmen Ohio" was published in the program. In 1915, Cornell recalled that he wrote the song in 1903 at the request of the Men's Glee Club, and other family members later stated that the train story might be an exaggeration or outright fabrication.
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WSND-FM WSND-FM (88.9 FM) is a radio station licensed to Notre Dame, Indiana, United States. WSND-FM began in 1962 as a 10-Watt non-commercial, educational station licensed to the University of Notre Dame. It was operated by students during the University Fall and Spring semesters. In 1971, it expanded its schedule and signal coverage with a new transmitter of 3,430 Watts which covered St.Joseph County, Indiana and its surrounding communities including parts of lower Michigan. It also expanded its staff to include university staff and area volunteers who helped keep the station operating during semester and summer breaks. Today, it continues to be operated with a complementary mix of students and volunteers. The station features classical music during the day, and a large variety of programming at night, including Jazz, Broadway, Celtic, Blues, Big Band, and Alternative rock. In 2012 chief operator Edwin Jaroszewski celebrated his 40th year with the station.