1. Varsity! Varsity! - Wisconsin Alumni Association
Varsity! Varsity! U-rah-rah! Wisconsin, Praise to thee we sing! Praise to thee, our Alma Mater, U- ...
Badgers have sung "Varsity" for more than a century. The song was adapted from a Latin hymn entitled "Domine Salvam Fac," written by French composer Charles Gounod. Henry Dyke Sleeper, a young instructor in the College of Letters and Science's School of Music, published a new version of the hymn he called "Varsity Toast" in 1898. Former Wisconsin Band Director Ray Dvorak introduced the now-famous arm swinging in 1934, making any performance of "Varsity" a sight to behold. Many UW graduates fondly remember these lyrics:
2. Varsity - University of Wisconsin Marching Band
This song of praise (originally a Latin Hymn written by French composer, Charles Gounod) has long held a special place in the hearts of Wisconsin students, ...
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3. School Songs | Wisconsin Badgers
21 aug 2015 · If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me, By the bright shining light of the moon. By the light of the moon, by the light of the moon ...
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4. University of Wisconsin Marching Band - Varsity 歌詞 - Musixmatch
Lyrics of Varsity by University of Wisconsin Marching Band ; verse. Praise to thee, our Alma Mater. Varsity! ; verse. Praise to thee, we sing! (we sing!) Praise ...
Lyrics for Varsity by University of Wisconsin Marching Band. Praise to thee, our Alma Mater Varsity! Varsity! U-rah-rah! Wisconsin! Praise to thee, we...
5. Badger Songs & Lyrics - OoCities
VARSITY · U-rah-rah! Wisconsin, · Praise to thee we sing! · Praise to thee, our Alma Mater, · U-rah-rah! Wisconsin!
"On Wisconsin" is not only the University "fight song," but it has also been designated as the official State Song of Wisconsin. It is undoubtedly one of the most popular school songs in the country and has been adopted by thousands of high school bands as their own. It is rare to attend a high school football game anywhere in the U.S. and not hear "On Wisconsin" being performed by at least one of the school bands. The melody of this famous song was composed in 1909 by W.T. Purdy, a corporation clerk who prior to that time had never set foot in Wisconsin. The words were supplied by Carl Beck, a former University of Wisconsin student. These two young men in one day produced the song that John Philip Sousa called "the finest of college marching songs." Traditions such as this make Wisconsin a personal university to faculty, students, and alumni everywhere.
6. Varsity | Wisconsin Alumni Association
“Varsity” has been around a long time. UW professor Henry Dyke Sleeper wrote the lyrics (titled “Varsity Toast”) in 1898, and the melody is even older, ...
See AlsoRob Waziak 2023 Rankings“Varsity” has been around a long time. UW professor Henry Dyke Sleeper wrote the lyrics (titled “Varsity Toast”) in 1898, and the melody is even older, having been penned (for the hymn “Domine Salvum Fac”) by French composer Charles Gounod in 1855. UW band director Ray Dvorak added the arm wave in 1934, by which time the Badger yearbook was describing the song as “traditional.” But when did people start using the phrase time-honored 'Varsity' as though that were the song’s actual title? That’s harder to pin down. According to current band announcer John Biester ’78, the phrase time-honored ‘Varsity’ was used before he assumed that job in 1995. He thinks it was written by Mike Leckrone, who scripts what the announcer says. The phrase’s popularity appears to have been the doing of Jack Rane, Biester’s predecessor from 1971 to 1994. Rane was known colloquially as “the voice of the band,” and “Varsity” was important to him — he died in December 1994, and when the band played a memorial for him in September 1995, it featured the dirge-like tune.
7. Charles Francois Gounod "Varsity (U-rah-rah! Wisconsin!)" Sheet ...
Varsity (U-rah-rah! Wisconsin!) sheet music composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Chords in Ab Major. SKU: MN0125641.
Varsity (U-rah-rah! Wisconsin!) sheet music composed by Charles Francois Gounod. Sheet music arranged for Piano/Vocal/Chords in Ab Major.
8. You've Said It All - University of Wisconsin Marching Band
... Wisconsin. The song was first performed for university functions by the Varsity Band during the 1972 hockey season. The tune earned its popularity at the ...
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9. Varsity is the best UW-Madison tradition - The Tab
6 okt 2016 · University of Wisconsin. Wisconsin. Write · Write For Us · Advertise · About ... song. I'm sure t if we tried, we could all remember the first ...
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10. Pledge Song | University of Wisconsin River Falls
Pledge Song. "'The Pledge Song,' written by Professor Geere for the semi-Centennial in 1924, had become the hymn of the college by the 1930s and was sung on all ...
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11. [PDF] If you want to be a Badger, just come along with me, By the light, by the ...
13 dec 2017 · Front cover text: Lyrics to the song “If You Want to be a ... The University of Wisconsin–Madison does not discriminate in its employment.
