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Illinois Songs

University of Illinois School Songs

Scores

[scores are voice/piano unless otherwise indicated]

Fight, Illini! : the stadium song / music by Rose J. Oltusky ; words by Sampson Raphaelson
M1959O47 F5

Fighting Illini song book / piano interpretations by Don Heitler ; transcriptions by Tom Prickett.
M1958.I4 F54

Illini song book [see contents listed under the online version below]
M1958.I4 I44
M1958.I4 I441926

University of Illinois song book compiled by Willabelle Wilson and Louise Shipman. [see contents listed in the online version below]
M1958 W54U53

Recordings

"Hitting hard!" University of Illinois Marching Illini
Revised Entrance #3 (Illinois state song); Illinois loyalty; Oskee Wow Wow; Three in one: Pride of the Illini, Hail to the orange, March of the Illini; War chant
CD M3324hi (Residence Halls Allen Hall CDs)

Marching Illini pass in review University of Illinois Marching Illini
Revised entrance #3, Oskee wow wow, Three in one, Cadences/Illinois loyalty
CDISC M1270U64 M2

Stadium vibrations University of Illinois Marching Illini
Revised entrance #3 (Illinois state song),Three in one (chief’s music), Oskee wow wow, Illinois Loyalty
DISC M1200U546 S78

The University of Illinois Marching Illini
Revised entrance #3, Oskee wow wow, Three in one, Drum cadences/Illinois loyalty
CDISC M1270U64 U6

Other Marching Illini Recordings can be found via the Marching Illini site.

Online

Illini Songbook (voice and piano)

Hail to the Orange
We're Loyal to You Illinois
Oskee Wow Wow
Cheer Illini
For Good Old Illinois
Fight Illini
By the Rivers Gently Flowing
The Girl of Illinois
Illinois Medley
(more)

University of Illinois Songbook (voice and piano)

(selected contents)

Alma Mater
By Thy Rivers Gently Flowing. 20
Cheer Illini 11
For Good Old Illinois 40
Girl of Illinois, The 22
Grand Illinois 18
Hail Illinois ! 64
Have Courage, Illinois 45
Illinois 21
Illinois Holabaloo 62
Illinois Pep. 50
Illinois Seniors' Greeting 60
Illinois Sunset Song, The. 14
Illinois, We Love You. 32
Man from Illinois, The 92
My Illinois. 20
On Forever, Illinois 57
Oskee-Wow-Wow. 8
Our University 16
Take me Back to Illinois 53
Those Good Old Songs They Sing At Illinois 36
Toast to the Orange and Blue, A 19
University Anthem - 56
We're Loyal to You, Illinois 4

Marching Illini site

Oskee Wow Wow (incl words and recordings)
Revised Entrance #3 (incl recordings)

State Song

Illinois : by thy rivers gently flowing / music by Archibald Johnson ;  words by Charles H. Chamberlin
Designated as the official state song June 20, 1925, by the Illinois State Legislature.

Scores

Illinois; music by Archibald Johnson; words by Charles H. Chamberlin
For voice and piano.
M1658.I4 J632
printable PDF version

Illinois : by thy rivers gently flowing; music by Archibald Johnson; arr. by Norman Luboff; words by Charles H. Chamberlin; new verses by Win Stracke.
Versions for voice and piano, and for mixed chorus (SATB).
M1658.I4 J63

Fifty songs--fifty states, a song for every state in the U.S.A. Compiled, arr. and edited by John W. Schaum.
For voice and piano or organ.
M32.8S32 F5

Recordings

[all except the Allen Hall copy are LPs]

On tour
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign Varsity Men’s Glee Club.
Choral version.
DISC M1495U548 O5

"Hitting hard!"
University of Illinois Marching Illini
Band version.
CD M3324hi (Residence Halls Allen Hall CDs)

Sounds of the Illini
University of Illinois Bands
Band version.
DISC M1200U548 NO.67

Stadium vibrations
University of Illinois Marching Illini
Band version.
DISC M1200U546 S78

Lyrics

Lyrics: http://www.illinois.gov/facts/statesong.cfm

Other Illinois Songs

El-a-noy
from The American Songbag by Carl Sandburg M1629 S213 A5
printable PDF here

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Last modified by: Kirstin Dougan on 11/13/09